# Accident 19780204003059A: Piper PA28R180, Robinson, IL, February 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1978
- Place: Robinson, IL
- Airport: Robinson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 39.0160° N, 87.6498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Robinson Municipal Airport (RSV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0160&lon=-87.6498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4534J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4534J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,191 total, 75 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEV14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780204003059A

## Narrative

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

LOST VIS CUES DUE TO GND FOG.ACFT DRIFTED LEFT.

## 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 CHI78DEV14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV14), Feb 4, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N4534J), Robinson, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4534J (1)

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

- [Accident 20121105025279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121105025279A), Nov 5, 2012: Piper PA-28R-180 (N4534J), Fort Lauderdlae, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft landed runway 31 at fxe and experienced a partial landing gear colapse. Single pilot on board. No injuries noted. The right main landing gear…

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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