# Accident 19780804021579A: Piper PA34200, Mt Sterling, KY, August 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1978
- Place: Mt Sterling, KY
- Airport: Mt Sterling
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.0655° N, 83.9488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Sterling, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0655&lon=-83.9488&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1083U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1083U-2011-03-02) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 77 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLQ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780804021579A

## Narrative

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

R ENG ROUGH,PLT FEATHERED.SINGLE ENG APCH,TOO FAST,ATMTD GO-ARND.ED R,DOWN HILL,HIT FENCE.

## 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 IAD78FLQ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ30), Aug 4, 1978: Piper PA-34 (N1083U), Mt Sterling, KY, substantial damage

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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