# Incident 19780401008299I: Piper PA28R200, Monticello, IN, April 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1978, 15:45 local time
- Place: Monticello, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7452° N, 86.7673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7452&lon=-86.7673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8065C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8065C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEX11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780401008299I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LEFT TAXIWAY. STRUCK DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## 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 CHI78FEX11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX11), Apr 1, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N8065C), Monticello, IN, 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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