# Accident 19780915041909A: Piper PA28180, Milwaukee, WI, September 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1978
- Place: Milwaukee, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.0389° N, 87.9065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milwaukee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0389&lon=-87.9065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32506, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 80 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEP70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915041909A

## 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 CHI78FEP70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP70), Sep 15, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N32506), Milwaukee, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N32506 (1)

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

- [Incident 19990528025789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990528025789I), May 28, 1999: Piper PA28180 (N32506), Tinley Park, IL. (-23) The preliminary investigation centered around the pilot's statement that he heard a loud knocking sound eliminating from the engine compartment. Shortly…

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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