# Accident 19780801022539A: Piper PA28140, Lafayette, IN, August 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1978
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N571PA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N571PA-2002-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEX29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEX29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780801022539A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE FORGOT TO REDUCE THROTTLE FOR TURN OFF RNWY.

## 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 CHI78DEX29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEX29), Aug 1, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N571PA), Lafayette, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N571PA (1)

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

- [Accident 19950904046119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950904046119A), Sep 4, 1995: Piper PA28140 (N571PA), Wenatchee, WA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Became missing on cross country flight. No trace of persons or aircraft found. VFR but high wind turbulence existed

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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