# Accident 19780217007419A: Piper PA28140, New Cumberland, PA, February 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1978, 13:24 local time
- Place: New Cumberland, PA
- Airport: Capital City
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2171° N, 76.8514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPITAL CITY (CXY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2171&lon=-76.8514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8257N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8257N-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 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/19780217007419A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ON ILS APPROACH DISREGARDED LOCALIZER & GLIDE SLOPE INDICATION. SAW AN AIRPORT, LANDED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8257N (1)

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

- [Accident 19840916049209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840916049209A), Sep 16, 1984: Piper PA28140 (N8257N), South Fork, PA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel near destination. While trying to land, hit trees in a clearing. Used a fuelhawk gauge for fuel check

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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