# Accident 19780610022469A: Piper PA28140, Salem, IN, June 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1978
- Place: Salem, IN
- Airport: Salem
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.6041° N, 86.1523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALEM MUNI (I83), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6041&lon=-86.1523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N704FL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N704FL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 18 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEX19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780610022469A

## 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 CHI78FEX19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX19), Jun 10, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N704FL), Salem, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N704FL (1)

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

- [Incident 19791104056629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791104056629I), Nov 4, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N704FL), Cullowhee, NC, Minor damage. During solo student landing aircraft porpoised, ran off runway, struck runway light, hit prop, wing, nose strut.

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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