# Accident 19780120000579A: Piper PA28151, Lake Havasu, AZ, January 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1978
- Place: Lake Havasu, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 34.5711° N, 114.3583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE HAVASU CITY (HII), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5711&lon=-114.3583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32841, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32841) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 336 total, 317 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780120000579A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX78DUJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ22), Jan 20, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N32841), Lake Havasu, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N32841 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19921003045629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921003045629I), Oct 3, 1992: Piper PA28151 (N32841), Scottsdale, AZ. Rough engine. Forced landing in a field. Found NR3 cylinder exhaust valve face had separated from valve stem.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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