# Accident 19780506010369A: Piper PA28180, Hoyt, CO, May 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1978
- Place: Hoyt, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.0155° N, 104.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hoyt, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0155&lon=-104.0750&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4264T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4264T) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 606 total, 515 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780506010369A

## 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 DEN78FTE52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE52), May 6, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N4264T), Hoyt, CO, minor damage

## Other reports on N4264T (3)

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

- [Incident 20230511006059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230511006059I), May 11, 2023: Piper PA-28-180 (N4264T), Rio Grande, NJ, Minor damage. After completing three take offs and landings at Cape May County Airport (wwd) a student pilot and CFI were performing engine out procedures. The CFI pulled…
- [Incident 19910326009459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910326009459I), Mar 26, 1991: Piper PA28180 (N4264T), Sea Bright, NJ, Minor damage. Total electrical failure. Emergency landing on a beach. Found belt off alternator.
- [Incident 19810707056229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810707056229I), Jul 7, 1981: Piper PA28180 (N4264T), Erie, CO, Minor damage. Student pilot attempted downwind and downslope landing. Damaged gear and propeller.

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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