# Accident 19780623042419A: Piper PA32300, Goshen, IN, June 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1978
- Place: Goshen, IN
- Airport: Goshen Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.5261° N, 85.7943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GOSHEN MUNI (GSH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5261&lon=-85.7943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4117W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4117W-2014-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 16 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780623042419A

## Narrative

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

#4 CYL FAILED

## 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 CHI78FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FA048), Jun 23, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N4117W), Goshen, IN, substantial damage

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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