# Accident 19780216006749A: Piper PA28R200, Pewaukee, WI, February 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1978
- Place: Pewaukee, WI
- Airport: Capitol Drive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.0896° N, 88.1794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPITOL DRIVE (02C), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0896&lon=-88.1794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1394T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1394T-1998-06-10) (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: 5,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEP20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780216006749A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE OIL QUICK DRAIN VALVE OPENED DURING GEAR RETRACTION.ENGINE DRAINED OUT.

## 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 CHI78FEP20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP20), Feb 16, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N1394T), Pewaukee, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1394T (3)

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

- [Accident 19961120036099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961120036099A), Nov 20, 1996: Piper PA28R200 (N1394T), Fort Worth, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Descended below ILS glide slope and da. Struck high voltage powerline short of runway. Impacted terrain. (-23) on November 20, 1996, at approximately 0531 CST,…
- [Accident 19950629015609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950629015609A), Jun 29, 1995: Piper PA28R200 (N1394T), Denton, TX, Substantial damage. Orientation student flight. CFI landed. Student on brake. No brakes CFI side PA28 skidded. Collapsed main gear.
- [Incident 19931030043739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931030043739I), Oct 30, 1993: Piper PA28R200 (N1394T), Rockwall, TX, Minor damage. Student and instructor forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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