# Accident 19780814043209A: Piper PA28R201T, WY, August 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1978
- Place: WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N40439, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40439-1982-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780814043209A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN78FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA060), Aug 14, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N40439), Edgerton, WY, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N40439 (1)

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

- [Accident 19771022035519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771022035519A), Oct 22, 1977: Piper PA28R201T (N40439), Gillette, WY, 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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