# Accident 19780529013299A: Piper PA28R200, St.Simons, GA, May 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1978
- Place: St.Simons, GA
- Airport: Malcolm Mckinnon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 31.1801° N, 81.3854° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Simons, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1801&lon=-81.3854&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5041S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5041S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 536 total, 298 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FLA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780529013299A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA78FLA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLA36), May 29, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N5041S), St.Simons, GA, substantial damage

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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