# Accident 19780821028089A: Piper PA28140, Thomasville, PA, August 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1978
- Place: Thomasville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Location: 39.9287° N, 76.8505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thomasville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9287&lon=-76.8505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N652FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N652FL-2014-11-12) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 52 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGT13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780821028089A

## Narrative

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

SIMULATED FORCED LANDING.

## 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 NYC78FGT13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGT13), Aug 21, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N652FL), Thomasville, PA, destroyed

## Other reports on N652FL (2)

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

- [Accident 19851205077449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851205077449A), Dec 5, 1985: Piper PA28140 (N652FL), Selinsgrove, PA, Destroyed. Aircraft struck powerlines. Pilot was flying at a low altitude near his house. Aircraft impacted ground.
- [Incident 19810308019969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810308019969I), Mar 8, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N652FL), Hershey, PA. Lost power and backfire occurred due to lead fouled plugs.

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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