# Accident 19780416012889A: Piper PA28180, Battle Creek, MI, April 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1978
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Airport: Kellogg Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.3212° N, 85.1797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Creek, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3212&lon=-85.1797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4356T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4356T-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 32 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780416012889A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK 6 FOOT HIGH CHAIN LINK FENCE LOCATED 75 FEET SHORT OF RWY.

## 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 CHI78FEM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM15), Apr 16, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N4356T), Battle Creek, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4356T (1)

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

- [Accident 19900723028249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900723028249A), Jul 23, 1990: Piper PA28180 (N4356T), Twining, MI, Substantial damage. Unable to stop after landing on short grass runway. Ran off end and overturned.

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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