# Accident 19780621020589A: Piper PA28140, Glens Falls, NY, June 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1978
- Place: Glens Falls, NY
- Airport: Warren County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 43.3112° N, 73.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glens Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3112&lon=-73.6453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9236K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9236K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2A (registry code 42120, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 135 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FFA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780621020589A

## Narrative

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

RWY NOTAMED CLOSED. TWO X'S PAINTED ON RWY. ACFT HIT NINE STEEL P.

## 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 NYC78FFA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFA23), Jun 21, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N9236K), Glens Falls, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9236K (1)

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

- [Incident 19890409044049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890409044049I), Apr 9, 1989: Piper PA28140 (N9236K), Newburyport, MA. Aircraft reported to be flying low over city on two days. Flight described as being about 150 feet above ground.

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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