# Accident 19780406005989A: Piper PA28161, Bloomington, IL, April 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1978
- Place: Bloomington, IL
- Airport: Blmtn-Nrml
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Location: 40.4758° N, 88.9699° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomington, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4758&lon=-88.9699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40299 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 26 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEV27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780406005989A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK FUEL TRUCK WHILE TURNING TOWARD PARKING SPOT.

## 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 CHI78DEV27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV27), Apr 6, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N40299), Bloomington, IL, 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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