# Incident 19780730047349I: Piper PA28235, Ozona, TX, July 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1978
- Place: Ozona, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7074° N, 101.2061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozona, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7074&lon=-101.2061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5864V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5864V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,185 total, 166 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780730047349I

## Narrative

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

DURING PREFLIGHT, PILOT NOTICED DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE TOP SKIN ON EMPANAGE, AND TO VERTICAL FIN. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

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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