# Accident 19780711022079A: Piper PA28R180, Eustis, FL, July 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1978
- Place: Eustis, FL
- Airport: Mid-Florida
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 28.8433° N, 81.6301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MID-FLORIDA (X55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8433&lon=-81.6301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4585J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4585J-2018-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 318 total, 43 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FLD62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711022079A

## 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 MIA78FLD62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLD62), Jul 11, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N4585J), Eustis, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4585J (2)

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

- [Incident 19800109011939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800109011939I), Jan 9, 1980: Piper PA28R180 (N4585J), Homestead, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed after landing on rollout. Nose gear down latch had broken.
- [Accident 19750406007819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750406007819A), Apr 6, 1975: Piper PA28R180 (N4585J), North, SC, Substantial damage. No fuel in line to dist valve.t/d abt 500 yards short of threshold in swamp area.

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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