# Accident 19780121017579A: Piper PA28R200, South Bend, IN, January 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1978
- Place: South Bend, IN
- Airport: Michiana Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.6834° N, 86.2500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Bend, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6834&lon=-86.2500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15764, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15764) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,869 total, 45 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FET08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780121017579A

## 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 CHI78FET08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET08), Jan 21, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N15764), South Bend, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N15764 (1)

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

- [Accident 20120318004019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120318004019A), Mar 18, 2012: Piper PA-28R-200 (N15764), Edgewater, FL, Substantial damage. Power off 180 degree accuracy landing performed, hard landing occured, skin wrinkling on r/h wing, landing gear damaged, flap damage.

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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