# Accident 19780626015859A: Piper PA28180, Greensboro, NC, June 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1978
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Greensboro Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1404T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1404T-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 587 total, 352 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78DKM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780626015859A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 IAD78DKM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM14), Jun 26, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N1404T), Greensboro, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1404T (2)

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

- [Accident 19980222001579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980222001579A), Feb 22, 1998: Piper PA28180 (N1404T), Fayetteville, NC, Substantial damage. Lost power on final. Crash landed short. Found fuel line clogged with debris. And fitting improporly installed. (-23) fuel hose found to be obstructed prior to…
- [Incident 19970922032129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970922032129I), Sep 22, 1997: Piper PA28180 (N1404T), Fayetteville, NC. Narrative: private pilot on commercial long cross-country ran out of fuel. Made emergency landing in field with no damage to aircraft.

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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