# Accident 19780916031709A: Piper PA24, Flint, MI, September 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1978
- Place: Flint, MI
- Airport: Bishop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 42.9655° N, 83.7447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BISHOP INTL (FNT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9655&lon=-83.7447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2SV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2SV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (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 PA24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 439 total, 164 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEC54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780916031709A

## Narrative

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

FUEL LINE,P/N 17766-18,FROM ELECTRIC PUMP TO ENG DRIVEN PUMP.

## 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 CHI78FEC54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC54), Sep 16, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N2SV), Flint, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2SV (1)

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

- [Incident 19860827057079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860827057079I), Aug 27, 1986: Piper PA24 (N2SV), North Little Ro, AR, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower the gear for landing. Landed gear up.

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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