# Accident 19780813032619A: Piper PA28140, Statenville, GA, August 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1978
- Place: Statenville, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N6301W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6301W) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780813032619A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 MIA78FA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA113), Aug 13, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N6301W), Statenville, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6301W (2)

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

- [Accident 20230402014239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230402014239A), Apr 2, 2023: Piper PA-28-140 (N6301W), Canton, GA, Substantial damage. On April 2, 2023, at approximately 1200 eastern standard time, [privacy data omitted], a 1964 Piper PA-28, s/n 28-20344, sustained substantial damage while…
- [Incident 19870916062829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870916062829I), Sep 16, 1987: Piper PA28140 (N6301W), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. Pilot flared high during landing and a crosswind caused wingtip to strike the runway. Pilots medical expired.

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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