# Accident 19780802041229A: Piper PA34200, Chesterfield, VA, August 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1978
- Place: Chesterfield, VA
- Airport: Chesterfield Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.3771° N, 77.5058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3771&lon=-77.5058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56122, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56122-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 508 total, 0 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780802041229A

## Narrative

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

WX-LOW CLOUDS WITH RESTRICTED VISIBILITY.LEFT SEAT PLT HAD EXPIREDICAL & WAS NOT CURRENT.

## 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 IAD78FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA088), Aug 2, 1978: Piper PA-34 (N56122), Chesterfield, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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