# Accident 19780320022939A: Piper PA32R300, Pontiac, MI, March 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1978
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38642 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,473 total, 690 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780320022939A

## Narrative

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

WING TIP STRUCTURE MISSING FROM EACH WING,FIBERGLASS CONSTRUCTION

## 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 CHI78FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA030), Mar 20, 1978: Piper PA-32R (N38642), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage

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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