# Accident 19780401016469A: Piper PA34200T, Madison, FL, April 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1978
- Place: Madison, FL
- Airport: Madison Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 30.4428° N, 83.3120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Madison County Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4428&lon=-83.3120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1839H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1839H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FLA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780401016469A

## Narrative

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

NO RWY LIGHTS.PLT MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR CAR TO GO TO DEP END OF R TURN ON TAIL LIGHTS.

## 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 MIA78FLA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA26), Apr 1, 1978: Piper PA-34 (N1839H), Madison, FL, 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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