# Accident 19780625017889A: Piper PA28140, Austin, TX, June 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1978
- Place: Austin, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44597, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44597) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 53 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625017889A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW78DRG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG55), Jun 25, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N44597), Austin, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44597 (2)

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

- [Accident 19760819026209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760819026209A), Aug 19, 1976: Piper PA28140 (N44597), Lock Haven, PA, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19750621028859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750621028859A), Jun 21, 1975: Piper PA28140 (N44597), Ebensburg, PA, Substantial damage. Nose low impact,nose gr collapsed.

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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