# Accident 19780914030439A: Piper PA24400, Dawson, GA, September 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1978
- Place: Dawson, GA
- Airport: Dawson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.7433° N, 84.4193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DAWSON MUNI (16J), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7433&lon=-84.4193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7632P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7632P-1985-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 11 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKG80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG80) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780914030439A

## Narrative

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

PLT REPORTED FIRST 1000 FEET OF RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATE

## 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 MIA78FKG80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG80), Sep 14, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N7632P), Dawson, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7632P (1)

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

- [Incident 19830911062889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830911062889I), Sep 11, 1983: Piper PA24250 (N7632P), Faribault, MN, Minor damage. Engine lost power. Made gear up forced landing. Fuel tanks empty. Early fuel exhaustion from leaking drain possible

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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