# Accident 19780523026209A: Piper PA28R, Warroad, MN, May 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1978
- Place: Warroad, MN
- Airport: Carlson'S
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 48.9159° N, 95.3263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warroad, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9159&lon=-95.3263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7487J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7487J-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 466 total, 170 in this make and model, 127 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FER49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780523026209A

## Narrative

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

GRASS STRIP.

## 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 MKC78FER49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER49), May 23, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N7487J), Warroad, MN, destroyed

## Other reports on N7487J (1)

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

- [Accident 19761123039459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761123039459A), Nov 23, 1976: Piper PA28R180 (N7487J), Eden Prairie, MN, Substantial damage. Engine performed satisfactorily on post accident runup.

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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