# Incident 19780814037189I: Piper PA28/, Richmond, VA, August 14, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1978, 12:35 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5454F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5454F-2012-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 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/19780814037189I

## Narrative

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

PILOT INCREASED ALTITUDE WITHOUT CLEARANCE.

## Other reports on N5454F (2)

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

- [Accident 19990309002329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990309002329A), Mar 9, 1999: Piper PA32R300 (N5454F), Richmond, VA, Substantial damage. (Tty) acft sustained substantial damage after landing, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) hard landing resulted in susbstantial damage to acft. Rt wing…
- [Incident 19951222046649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951222046649I), Dec 22, 1995: Piper PA32R300 (N5454F), Santa Barbara, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: while enroute aircraft suffered electrical system malfunction which caused minor fire and smoke in cabin. PIC notified approach control of emergency…

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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