# Accident 19780713023419A: Piper PA32260, Severn, VA, July 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1978
- Place: Severn, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.2943° N, 76.4155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Severn, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2943&lon=-76.4155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3905W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3905W-2024-09-16) (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 PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 110 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780713023419A

## Narrative

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

#5 CRANKPIN & BOTH CRANK ARMS WERE DARK BLUE.

## 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 IAD78FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA081), Jul 13, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N3905W), Severn, VA, 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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