# Accident 19780223005569A: Piper PA24400, Jacksonville, FL, February 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1978
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Herlong
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.2778° N, 81.8059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Herlong Airport (HEG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2778&lon=-81.8059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N740W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N740W-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,230 total, 119 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FLA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780223005569A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA78FLA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA15), Feb 23, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N740W), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N740W (1)

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

- [Accident 19760822027209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760822027209A), Aug 22, 1976: Piper PA24400 (N740W), Waynesville, NC, Substantial damage. D/a aprx 3100FT.no preimpact malfunction found.

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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