# Incident 19780507032439I: Piper J5A, Ft Lauderdale, FL, May 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1978, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,150 total, 156 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/19780507032439I

## Narrative

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

WING STRUT STRUCK SIGN WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N105F (2)

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

- [Accident 20080907855299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080907855299A), Sep 7, 2008: Piper J5A (N105F), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) On September 7, 2008, at 14:09 local time, pilot reportedly missed banner tow pick up, and attempted a climb. Pilot reportedly heard a pop, declared an…
- [Incident 19970427012929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970427012929I), Apr 27, 1997: Piper J5A (N105F), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. Narrative:on April 24, 1997 at approximately 2:30 pilot was returning to hwo to drop banner. When he attempted to release banner, there was no response. Pilot…

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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