# Accident 19780904027569A: Piper PA28140, Dexter, ME, September 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1978
- Place: Dexter, ME
- Airport: Owen Brewster
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 45.0162° N, 69.2947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dexter, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0162&lon=-69.2947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6910W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6910W-2019-09-06) (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: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DNC49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DNC49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904027569A

## 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 NYC78DNC49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DNC49), Sep 4, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N6910W), Dexter, ME, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6910W (1)

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

- [Incident 20031121035889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031121035889I), Nov 21, 2003: Piper PA28140 (N6910W), Niagara Falls, NY. (-23) On November 21, 2003 at 1535 EST a Piper PA-28-140, N6910W during cruise flight lost engine power. The pilot tried to reach the Niagara Falls…

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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