# Incident 19780511033239I: Piper PA28140, Bloomington, IN, May 11, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1978, 14:30 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IN
- Airport: Monroe Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1460° N, 86.6167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONROE COUNTY (BMG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1460&lon=-86.6167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44213, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44213-2012-11-29) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 57 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/19780511033239I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DURING ATTEMPTED RESTART. 300ST PUMP LEFT ON, ENGINE WAS FLOODED.

## Other reports on N44213 (3)

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

- [Accident 19870429014079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870429014079A), Apr 29, 1987: Piper PA28140 (N44213), Neelyville, MO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Tried to take off from private strip. Sheared a wing on trees. Crashed and burned. Victims were not belted in.
- [Accident 19840701029639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840701029639A), Jul 1, 1984: Piper PA28140 (N44213), North Little Ro, AR, Substantial damage. Flared too high and landed hard. Landing gear attachment bolts sheared off. Pilot denied medical in 1978.
- [Incident 19800315038549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315038549I), Mar 15, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N44213), Doniphan, MO, Minor damage. Pilot unable to maintain directional control in a crosswind.

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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