# Accident 19780930032719A: Piper PA28140, Mt Mitchell,Nc, NC, September 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1978
- Place: Mt Mitchell,Nc, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N57359, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57359-2012-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78DKM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930032719A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LOOKING AT CHARTS JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT

## 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 IAD78DKM27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM27), Sep 30, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N57359), Mt Mitchell, NC, substantial damage

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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