# Accident 19780731021489A: Piper PA28R201T, Bethany, MO, July 31, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1978
- Place: Bethany, MO
- Airport: Bethany Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.2768° N, 94.0074° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BETHANY MEML (75K), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2768&lon=-94.0074&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47416, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47416) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 132 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCG54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780731021489A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC78DCG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCG54), Jul 31, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N47416), Bethany, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N47416 (1)

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

- [Accident 19841114064419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841114064419A), Nov 14, 1984: Piper PA28R201T (N47416), Madison, WV, Substantial damage. Loss of power, unable to maintain altitude. Landed on bridge, wing struck pole. Cam shaft gear teeth broken.

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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