# Incident 19780413012419I: Piper PA28/, Carthage, TN, April 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1978, 18:00 local time
- Place: Carthage, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2566° N, 85.9429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carthage, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2566&lon=-85.9429&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7511R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7511R-2018-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780413012419I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO ENGINE MALFUNCTION. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N7511R (1)

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

- [Accident 19830717033119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830717033119A), Jul 17, 1983: Piper PA28140 (N7511R), Viola, TN, Substantial damage. Student encountered heavy rain on local flight. Struck farm machinery on precautionary landing in a farm field.

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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