# Accident 19780128000769A: Piper PA28R200, Plaquemine, LA, January 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1978
- Place: Plaquemine, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 30.2832° N, 91.2438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plaquemine, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2832&lon=-91.2438&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56373, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56373-1982-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,279 total, 693 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FRD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRD16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128000769A

## 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 FTW78FRD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRD16), Jan 28, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N56373), Plaquemine, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N56373 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820829042619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820829042619A), Aug 29, 1982: Piper PA28R200 (N56373), Mediapolis, IA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft crashed during thunderstorm. Wreckage was not located in one spot indicating inflight breakup.
- [Accident 19790909042029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909042029A), Sep 9, 1979: Piper PA28R200 (N56373), Moline, IL, Substantial damage. Mechanic replaced oil quick-drain with the wrong part. Drain was knocked off when gear retracted.

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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