# Accident 19780930030569A: Piper PA28R201T, Pittsburgh, PA, September 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1978
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1143H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1143H-1988-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 18 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGM54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930030569A

## 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 NYC78FGM54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM54), Sep 30, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N1143H), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1143H (2)

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

- [Incident 19831123072879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831123072879I), Nov 23, 1983: Piper PA28R201T (N1143H), Cuddy, PA, Minor damage. Ran off pavement into a taxi light at end of runway while turning for take off. Brake piston came out. Fluid lost.
- [Incident 19830510024549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830510024549I), May 10, 1983: Piper PA28R201T (N1143H), East Hartford, CT, Minor damage. Loud bang and smoke from engine. Landed at a nearby airport. #3 cylinder had cracked..

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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