# Accident 19780424013119A: Piper PA24400, Greenwood, IN, April 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1978
- Place: Greenwood, IN
- Airport: Skyway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.6034° N, 86.1052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenwood, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6034&lon=-86.1052&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7429P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7429P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 581 total, 54 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEX14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780424013119A

## Narrative

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

R & L MAIN AND L AUX FUEL TANKS FULL,R AUX EMPTY.FUEL PUMP NOT TU ON AFTR SWITCHING TANKS.

## 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 CHI78FEX14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX14), Apr 24, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N7429P), Greenwood, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7429P (1)

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

- [Incident 20090327005609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090327005609I), Mar 27, 2009: Piper PA24250 (N7429P), Chicago/Rockfo, IL, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was executing touch and goes for the purpose of staying current. Runway 1 was closed at 1630 local. Pilot was cleared for takeoff on runway 7 and…

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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