# Accident 19780629015919A: Piper PA28140, Plainview, TX, June 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1978
- Place: Plainview, TX
- Airport: Hale County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 34.1681° N, 101.7173° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HALE COUNTY (PVW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1681&lon=-101.7173&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3965K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3965K-2000-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 166 total, 53 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FQG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780629015919A

## 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 FTW78FQG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQG39), Jun 29, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N3965K), Plainview, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3965K (1)

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

- [Accident 19980220001589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980220001589A), Feb 20, 1998: Piper PA28140 (N3965K), Graniteville, SC, Substantial damage. (.4) On February 20, 1998, about 1115 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28-140, N3965K, registered to an individual, operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal…

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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