# Accident 19780718022059A: Piper PA32R300, Richmond, VA, July 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1978
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Byrd International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3929X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3929X-1988-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 455 total, 6 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FID14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780718022059A

## Narrative

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

RAINSHOWER OVER FIELD,GUSTS TO 17KTS.RAN THRU DITCH CUT FOR RWY L REPAIR.

## 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 IAD78FID14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FID14), Jul 18, 1978: Piper PA-32R (N3929X), Richmond, 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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