# Incident 19780620046919I: Piper PA30, Florence, SC, June 20, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1978, 07:58 local time
- Place: Florence, SC
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1789° N, 79.7922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florence, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1789&lon=-79.7922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7437Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7437Y-2001-09-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780620046919I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY DEMONSTRATING A SHORT FIELD LANDING.

## Other reports on N7437Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19781208022919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781208022919I), Dec 8, 1978: Piper PA30 (N7437Y), Florence, SC. Left engine fuel flow dropped. Muffled explosions heard. Fuel line had broken. Fuel exploding in exhaust trail.

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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