# Accident 19780908042469A: Piper PA38112, Florence, SC, September 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1978
- Place: Florence, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.1789° N, 79.7922° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Florence, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1789&lon=-79.7922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4425E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4425E-2011-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-38-112 (registry code 7103812, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA38112
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,357 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908042469A

## Narrative

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

MAGNETO CAPACITORS SATIS ON OTHER ACFT MODELS SHORTED DUE VOLTAGEKES OF UNDET ORIGIN.

## 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 MIA78FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA122), Sep 8, 1978: Piper PA-38 (N4425E), Florence, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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