# Incident 19780304015409I: Piper PA28140, Plattsmouth, NE, March 4, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1978, 17:30 local time
- Place: Plattsmouth, NE
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0053° N, 95.8929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plattsmouth, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0053&lon=-95.8929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56474, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56474) (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: 1,000 total, 165 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/19780304015409I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR WITH STUDENT ON A TOUCH & GO ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT INTO A PATCH OF SNOW. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N56474 (2)

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

- [Accident 19970913038039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970913038039A), Sep 13, 1997: Piper PA28140 (N56474), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. First solo. Lost directional control landing. Collided with taxiway sign.
- [Incident 19790214005899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790214005899I), Feb 14, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N56474), Plattsmouth, NE, Minor damage. Bounced on landing and struck snowbank.

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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