# Accident 19780925043669A: Piper PA32300, Lansing, IL, September 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1978
- Place: Lansing, IL
- Airport: Lansing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 41.5349° N, 87.5295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANSING MUNI (IGQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5349&lon=-87.5295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44295, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44295) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780925043669A

## Narrative

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

DITCH AT DEP END OF RWY.

## 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 CHI79FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA008), Sep 25, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N44295), Lansing, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44295 (1)

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

- [Accident 19980827040009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980827040009A), Aug 27, 1998: Piper PA32300 (N44295), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. (.19)On August 27, 1998, about 2315 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-32-300, N44295, registered to a private individual, operating as a 14 CFR part 91…

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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