# Accident 19780704020129A: Piper PA23160, N.Little Rock, AR, July 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1978, 00:00 local time
- Place: N.Little Rock, AR
- Airport: N.Little Rock Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.7695° N, 92.2671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Little Rock, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7695&lon=-92.2671&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3416P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3416P-2014-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,675 total, 100 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FPG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPG57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704020129A

## Narrative

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

L GR UPPER DRAG BRACE ASSY,P/N16190.00.

## 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 FTW78FPG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPG57), Jul 4, 1978: Piper PA-23 (N3416P), N.Little Rock, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3416P (1)

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

- [Accident 19760816026739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760816026739A), Aug 16, 1976: Piper PA23160 (N3416P), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Prop separated in-flight collided with fuselage causing failure of ldg gear entension system

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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