# Accident 19780928040091A: Piper PA28160, Richland Hills, TX, September 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1978
- Place: Richland Hills, TX
- Airport: Mangham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 32.8102° N, 97.2265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richland Hills, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8102&lon=-97.2265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47979, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47979-2014-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,002 total, 1,825 in this make and model, 293 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780928040091A

## Narrative

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

DUAL STUDENT FAILED TO NOTIFY INSTRUCTOR OF OTHER ORSERVED TRAFFI

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1853H, Piper PA28R200: [Accident 19780928040092A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780928040092A)

## 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 FTW78FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA086), Sep 28, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N47979), Richland Hills, TX, substantial damage, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N47979 (2)

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

- [Incident 19811210085519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811210085519I), Dec 10, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N47979), North Richland, TX, Minor damage. Pilot lost control on approach due to gusts, aborted and hit tree 200 feet to side of runway. Returned to airport.
- [Incident 19810808053099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810808053099I), Aug 8, 1981: Piper PA28161 (N47979), Carthage, TX, Minor damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to strike parked aircraft while taxiing.

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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