# Accident 19780701040489A: Piper PA32RT300, Denison, IA, July 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1978
- Place: Denison, IA
- Airport: Denison Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.9861° N, 95.3803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DENISON MUNI (DNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9861&lon=-95.3803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5510J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5510J-1978-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780701040489A

## Narrative

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

QUICK DRAIN LEVER JAMMED OPEN.PROTECTIVE COVER MISSING.TESTS CONCD OVER 1/2 TANK FUEL LEFT.

## 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 MKC78FA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA053), Jul 1, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N5510J), Denison, IA, destroyed, 4 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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