# Accident 19780602013559A: Piper PA28R180, Anderson Is, WA, June 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1978
- Place: Anderson Is, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N322HC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N322HC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 107 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780602013559A

## Narrative

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

R TANK EMPTY,L TANK RUPTURED,SELECTOR FOUND ON L TANK.NO FUEL FOUN DISTRIBUTION VALVE OR PUMP.

## 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 SEA78FYE25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYE25), Jun 2, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N322HC), Anderson Is, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N322HC (1)

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

- [Incident 20150615008049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150615008049I), Jun 15, 2015: Piper PA-28R-180 (N322HC), Puyallup, WA, Minor damage. During dual instruction with the student, a practice simulated engine failure was introduced in the traffic pattern at Thun Field, (kplu). As the student…

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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