# Accident 19780716021919A: Piper PA28R, Coeur D'Alene, ID, July 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1978
- Place: Coeur D'Alene, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 47.7029° N, 116.7958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coeur d'Alene, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7029&lon=-116.7958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5068S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5068S-1982-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780716021919A

## Narrative

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

NR 3 CONROD BOLT CAME LOOSE. PLT DITCHED 100 YDS FROM SHORE. PAX ING,PRESUMED FATAL.

## 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 SEA78FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA047), Jul 16, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N5068S), Coeur D'Alene, ID, substantial damage, 1 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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