# Accident 19780409013089A: Piper PA32300, Urbana, IL, April 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1978
- Place: Urbana, IL
- Airport: Illini
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.1101° N, 88.1973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Urbana, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1101&lon=-88.1973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1BQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1BQ-2014-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 112 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEV30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780409013089A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI78FEV30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV30), Apr 9, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N1BQ), Urbana, 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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