# Accident 19780124000919A: Piper PA32RT300, Aberdeen, SD, January 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1978
- Place: Aberdeen, SD
- Airport: Aberdeen
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 45.4468° N, 98.4224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABERDEEN RGNL (ABR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4468&lon=-98.4224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5802V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5802V-2018-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: NONE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 55 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DTK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DTK08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780124000919A

## Narrative

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

RT. L/G RETRACT ROD BENT.

## 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 MKC78DTK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DTK08), Jan 24, 1978: Piper PA-32R (N5802V), Aberdeen, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5802V (3)

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

- [Accident 20150508007139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150508007139A), May 8, 2015: Piper PA-32R-300 (N5802V), Doraville, GA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Aircraft arrived at pdk from asheville, NC at 9AM, with/ 1 POB. Pilot requested fuel, (10GALS. Each side). The crew loaded the luggage. Pilot, 3 adults and a…
- [Incident 20040712020459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040712020459I), Jul 12, 2004: Piper PA32R300 (N5802V), Marion, IN, Minor damage. (-23) On July 12, 2004, at 1020 central daylight time, a Piper PA-32R-300 lance, N5802V, operated by private thomas s. rushworth, made a wheels up landing at…
- [Accident 19831130061269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831130061269A), Nov 30, 1983: Piper PA32R300 (N5802V), Rawlins, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot misjudged approach and landed short of runway.

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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