# Accident 19780520011189A: Piper PA32300, Salmanca, NY, May 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1978
- Place: Salmanca, NY
- Airport: Elkdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Aircraft: N4095R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4095R-1984-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 833 total, 384 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FFJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780520011189A

## Narrative

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

BOTH WINGS DMGD.WIND GUSTING 15K.

## 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 NYC78FFJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ22), May 20, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N4095R), Salmanca, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4095R (1)

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

- [Accident 19831221062979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831221062979A), Dec 21, 1983: Piper PA32300 (N4095R), Vero Beach, FL, Destroyed. Engine lost power during climb after takeoff. Crash occurred during attempted emergency landing.

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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