# Accident 19780622014929A: Piper PA34200, Decoy, KY, June 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1978
- Place: Decoy, KY
- Airport: Marty Corp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.4957° N, 83.0941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decoy, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4957&lon=-83.0941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55800, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55800-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,915 total, 450 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78DLQ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLQ21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780622014929A

## Narrative

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

BLEED FITTING OF R BRAKE MISSING.WING DMGD.

## 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 IAD78DLQ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DLQ21), Jun 22, 1978: Piper PA-34 (N55800), Decoy, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55800 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850518018119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850518018119A), May 18, 1985: Piper PA34200 (N55800), Crowell, TX, Destroyed. Collided with ground after attempted go around. Landed downwind on a downward sloping 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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