# Accident 19780813038139A: Piper PA28151, Cassadaga, NY, August 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1978
- Place: Cassadaga, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Location: 42.3416° N, 79.3170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cassadaga, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3416&lon=-79.3170&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5841F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5841F-2013-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 668 total, 340 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780813038139A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED EMERG LDG.

## 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 NYC78FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA080), Aug 13, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N5841F), Cassadaga, NY, 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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