# Accident 19780701031059A: Piper PA28R, Courtland, AL, July 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1978
- Place: Courtland, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 34.6699° N, 87.3279° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Courtland, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6699&lon=-87.3279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47975, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47975-2012-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 5 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780701031059A

## Narrative

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

ACFT FELL IN TENNESSEE RIVER AFTER SUSTAINING IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP IUNDERSTORM.

## 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 MIA78FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA101), Jul 1, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N47975), Courtland, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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