# Accident 19780801020249A: Piper PA28R200, Pottstown, PA, August 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1978
- Place: Pottstown, PA
- Airport: Pottstown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.2604° N, 75.6708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at POTTSTOWN MUNI (N47), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2604&lon=-75.6708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8669C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8669C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 541 total, 55 in this make and model, 73 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DHA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780801020249A

## 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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC78DHA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHA32), Aug 1, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N8669C), Pottstown, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8669C (1)

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

- [Incident 19970104002369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970104002369I), Jan 4, 1997: Piper PA28R200 (N8669C), Arlington, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: as I was flying east to west towards Arlington I noticed another aircraft approaching from the west towards the base leg. I made a call that I was…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; 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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