# Accident 19780620019009A: Piper PA28140, Carson City,Nv, NV, June 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1978
- Place: Carson City,Nv, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.1638° N, 119.7674° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carson City, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1638&lon=-119.7674&mi=10
- Aircraft: N438FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N438FL-1980-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,461 total, 805 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DXQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780620019009A

## Narrative

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

MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.WIND GUSTING 25K.

## 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 OAK78DXQ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DXQ28), Jun 20, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N438FL), Carson City, NV, destroyed

## Other reports on N438FL (1)

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

- [Accident 19760614013879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760614013879A), Jun 14, 1976: Piper PA28140 (N438FL), Petaluma, CA, Substantial damage. Plt not familiar with hand brakes. Hit Piper PA-28,N48234,substl dmg.

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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