# Accident 19780430021109A: Piper PA28140, Mendota, IL, April 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1978
- Place: Mendota, IL
- Airport: Grandpa'S Farm
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.5567° N, 89.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mendota, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5567&lon=-89.1005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8765N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8765N-2013-09-17) (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 PA28140
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEE39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780430021109A

## Narrative

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

WINDS VARIABLE AND GUSTY FROM 040 TO 130 DEGREES.

## 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 CHI78DEE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEE39), Apr 30, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N8765N), Mendota, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8765N (1)

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

- [Accident 19770730029399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770730029399A), Jul 30, 1977: Piper PA28140 (N8765N), Lamoille, IL, Substantial damage. Grass covered dirt mound apch end of strip.

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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