# Incident 19780121004009I: Piper PA28/, Hingham, MT, January 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1978, 15:30 local time
- Place: Hingham, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5554° N, 110.4213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hingham, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5554&lon=-110.4213&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8642W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8642W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 180 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780121004009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE LANDING, TURNED AROUND FOR TAKEOFF AND LOST CONTROL VEERING INTO A SNOW BANK.

## Other reports on N8642W (1)

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

- [Incident 20250102000039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250102000039I), Jan 2, 2025: Piper PA-28-235 (N8642W), Duncan, OK, No damage. On 01/02/2025 1642 local [privacy data omitted] commercial rated pilot on descent into kduc (Halliburton field) when engine sputtered and completely shutdown.…

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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