# Incident 19780128003819I: Piper PA28R200, Mount Pocono, PA, January 28, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1978, 16:00 local time
- Place: Mount Pocono, PA
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1225° N, 75.3578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pocono, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1225&lon=-75.3578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5964V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5964V-1981-12-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 40 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/19780128003819I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED INTO SNOW AND ICE MOUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO WING. FLOWN TO OTHER AIRPORT WITHOUT FERRY PERMIT.

## Other reports on N5964V (2)

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

- [Accident 19790304013559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790304013559A), Mar 4, 1979: Piper PA28R201 (N5964V), Palmerton, PA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Pilot proceeded VFR in adverse weather. Flew into the side of a mountain.
- [Incident 19780103001029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780103001029I), Jan 3, 1978: Piper PA28R201 (N5964V), Columbus, OH. Nose gear extended during climb. Down lock casting had seperated.

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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