# Accident 19780408006039A: Piper PA30, Landrum, SC, April 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1978
- Place: Landrum, SC
- Airport: Fairview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 35.1573° N, 82.1238° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRVIEW (33A), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1573&lon=-82.1238&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8563Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8563Y-2003-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 706 total, 616 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FLG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780408006039A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 25KTS.

## 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 MIA78FLG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG17), Apr 8, 1978: Piper PA-30 (N8563Y), Landrum, SC, destroyed

## Other reports on N8563Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20020725020159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020725020159A), Jul 25, 2002: Piper PA30 (N8563Y), Marblehill, MO, No damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Approximately 8 miles north of the marble hill, MO airport the pilot reported losing power on the right engine [privacy data omitted] during this time,…
- [Incident 19971206037499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971206037499I), Dec 6, 1997: Piper PA30 (N8563Y), Searcy, AR, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot stated his radio acted intermittent first, then the heater blower stopped working. He put the gear switch down. The down light flickered,…

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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