# Accident 19780723023079A: Piper PA34200T, Louisville, KY, July 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1978
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.2280° N, 85.6637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOWMAN FLD (LOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2280&lon=-85.6637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N415HE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N415HE-2018-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 647 total, 189 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780723023079A

## Narrative

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

T/D WITH UNDERINFLATED L TIRE.NO PUNCTURES,TIRE FLAT WHEN EXAMINE

## 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 IAD78FLQ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ26), Jul 23, 1978: Piper PA-34 (N415HE), Louisville, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N415HE (4)

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

- [Incident 19901012055279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901012055279I), Oct 12, 1990: Piper PA34200T (N415HE), Vero Beach, FL, Minor damage. Right gear broke off on landing rollout. Right wing hit runway.
- [Incident 19900303011199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900303011199I), Mar 3, 1990: Piper PA34200T (N415HE), Cedar Key, FL, Minor damage. Lost control on landing rollout. Pilot stated right brake failed. Aircraft not certified for IFR.
- [Incident 19860618050309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860618050309I), Jun 18, 1986: Piper PA34200T (N415HE), Cleveland, OH. Forced landing after fuel exhaustion. Safe landing at airport.
- [Incident 19790226007919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790226007919I), Feb 26, 1979: Piper PA34200 (N415HE), Lexington, KY. Pilot could not change power settings due to ice formation on throttle cable.

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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