# Accident 19780128001389A: Piper PA28140, Benton, TN, January 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1978
- Place: Benton, TN
- Airport: Chilhowee Glider
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 35.1749° N, 84.6517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1749&lon=-84.6517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5733W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5733W-1982-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-150 (registry code 7102804, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 9 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FKW04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FKW04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128001389A

## Narrative

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

PLT HAD SOLO ENDORSEMENT,EXPIRED MEDICAL.PERFORMING LOW LEVEL STEEP URNS,ROLLING MANEUVERS.

## 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 IAD78FKW04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FKW04), Jan 28, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N5733W), Benton, TN, substantial 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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