# Incident 19780807050499I: Piper PA28180, Decatur, IN, August 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1978, 13:15 local time
- Place: Decatur, IN
- Airport: Baer
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8289° N, 84.9278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Decatur, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8289&lon=-84.9278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6421J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6421J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,190 total, 0 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/19780807050499I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST RADIOS ON FINAL IFR APPROACH, SAW A HOLE AND LANDED IN FIELD. BATTERY WAS SHORTED

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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