# Accident 19780516016039A: Piper PA34200, Addison, TX, May 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1978
- Place: Addison, TX
- Airport: Addison
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 32.9686° N, 96.8365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ADDISON (ADS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9686&lon=-96.8365&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1392T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1392T-1994-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,998 total, 46 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DPA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780516016039A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 30KTS.

## 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 FTW78DPA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPA23), May 16, 1978: Piper PA-34 (N1392T), Addison, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1392T (2)

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

- [Accident 19930707022749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930707022749A), Jul 7, 1993: Piper PA34200 (N1392T), La Verne, CA, Destroyed. Lost left engine on initial climbout. Failed to use proper engine out procedures. Fuel blocked by contamination.
- [Incident 19910609026939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910609026939I), Jun 9, 1991: Piper PA34200 (N1392T), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Felt vibration on takeoff roll. Aborted and returned to ramp. Small piece of spinner broke loose from prop spinner.

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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