# Incident 19780208007812I: Piper PA28R200, Grosse Ile, MI, February 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1978, 17:15 local time
- Place: Grosse Ile, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1292° N, 83.1444° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grosse Ile, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1292&lon=-83.1444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8758E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8758E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 200 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/19780208007812I

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN WHITE AIRCRAFT AGAINST SNOW TRIED TO AVOID ANOTHER TAXIING AIRCRAFT,N4710V,BUT FAILED DUE TO SNOWBANK.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4710V, Beech G17S: [Incident 19780208007811I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780208007811I)

## Other reports on N8758E (1)

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

- [Incident 19921006041029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921006041029I), Oct 6, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N8758E), Elmira, NY, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on touchdown. Pilot stated gear indicated down.

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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