# Accident 19780304005619A: Piper PA28181, Lacrosse, WI, March 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1978
- Place: Lacrosse, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.8251° N, 91.2246° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Crosse, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8251&lon=-91.2246&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4547F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4547F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,680 total, 5 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEP24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780304005619A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 CHI78FEP24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP24), Mar 4, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N4547F), Lacrosse, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4547F (1)

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

- [Incident 20000728027799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000728027799I), Jul 28, 2000: Piper PA28181 (N4547F), Montevideo, MN, Minor damage. (-23)Low time pilot, porpoised and had ground strike with the propeller.

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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