# Accident 19780517013799A: Piper PA31350, Dallas,Tx, TX, May 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1978
- Place: Dallas,Tx, TX
- Airport: D/Fw Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27367, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27367-2026-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming LTIO-540-J2BD (registry code 41980, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ltio-540-j2bd) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,419 total, 320 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780517013799A

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE IMPROPERLY RIGGED.

## 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 FTW78FPA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA24), May 17, 1978: Piper PA-31 (N27367), Dallas, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N27367 (1)

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

- [Accident 20010427007839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010427007839A), Apr 27, 2001: Piper PA31350 (N27367), St. George, UT, No damage. (.19)On April 27, 2001, at 1725 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-31-350, N27367, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain while performing a…

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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