# Incident 19780801047609I: Piper PA28180, Hartsville, SC, August 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1978, 02:13 local time
- Place: Hartsville, SC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3660° N, 80.0833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hartsville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3660&lon=-80.0833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15652, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15652) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,320 total, 120 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/19780801047609I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WITH PASSENGER STRUCK FUEL PUMP WHILE TAXIING.

## Other reports on N15652 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850225006969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850225006969A), Feb 25, 1985: Piper PA28180 (N15652), Ephriam, WI, Substantial damage. Drifted during crosswind flare. Aircraft touched down in deep slush and slid into a snowbank.

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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