# Accident 19781004043819A: Piper PA32RT300, Chicago, IL, October 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1978
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: O,Hare
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5909V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5909V-2020-07-06) (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 PA32RT300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 150 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781004043819A

## Narrative

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

R WING STRUCK BY FORWARD LEFT SIDE OF UTILITY TRUCK.

## 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 CHI79FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA003), Oct 4, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N5909V), Chicago, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5909V (1)

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

- [Accident 20191117021679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191117021679A), Nov 17, 2019: Piper PA-32-300 (N5909V), Venice, FL, Destroyed. On November 17, 2019, at approximately 1237 local time N5909V, a 1977 Piper, PA-32 caught fire while taxing for departure. N5909V attempted a departure from…

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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