# Accident 19780704017939A: Piper PA28140, Toccoa, GA, July 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1978
- Place: Toccoa, GA
- Airport: Toccoa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 34.5821° N, 83.3272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Toccoa, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5821&lon=-83.3272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5669U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5669U) (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: 550 total, 15 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DKG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKG56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704017939A

## 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 MIA78DKG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKG56), Jul 4, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N5669U), Toccoa, GA, substantial damage

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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