# Accident 19781001037039A: Piper PA34200, Westwego, LA, October 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1978
- Place: Westwego, LA
- Airport: Westwego
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 29.9054° N, 90.1435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westwego, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9054&lon=-90.1435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3566M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3566M-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,021 total, 88 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781001037039A

## Narrative

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

PIPER N6013S,CESSNA N9578M,AND STINSON N8293K ALL SUSTAINED SUB D

## 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 FTW79DRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD02), Oct 1, 1978: Piper PA-34 (N3566M), Westwego, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3566M (2)

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

- [Incident 19870624068209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870624068209I), Jun 24, 1987: Piper PA34200T (N3566M), Harrison, AR, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Over center lock was out of adjustment.
- [Incident 19870417023909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870417023909I), Apr 17, 1987: Piper PA34200T (N3566M), Little Rock, AR, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Rivets which attach hydraulic actuator to the keel bulkhead had sheared.

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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