# Accident 19780508027159A: Piper PA30, Flushing, NY, May 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1978
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Airport: Laguardia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7432Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7432Y-1995-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,297 total, 282 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780508027159A

## 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 NYC78FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA050), May 8, 1978: Piper PA-30 (N7432Y), Flushing, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7432Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19740717025659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740717025659A), Jul 17, 1974: Piper PA30 (N7432Y), Newton, KS, Substantial damage. Oper claims ac stolen,plt flying under alias name in custody of fbi.1st flt this acft.

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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