# Accident 19780618012759A: Piper PA23, Coraopolis,Pa, PA, June 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1978
- Place: Coraopolis,Pa, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Location: 40.5146° N, 80.1618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coraopolis, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5146&lon=-80.1618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2033P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2033P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,084 total, 754 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780618012759A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED ONTO RWY UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

## 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 NYC78FGM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM36), Jun 18, 1978: Piper PA-23 (N2033P), Coraopolis, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2033P (1)

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

- [Accident 19790828022139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790828022139A), Aug 28, 1979: Piper PA23 (N2033P), Connellsville, PA, Substantial damage. Struck embankment at approach end of runway. Pilot stated the aircraft sink rate increased at approach to runway.

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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