# Accident 19781013039689A: Piper PA28R200, Ft Pierce, FL, October 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1978
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43792, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43792-2006-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,573 total, 420 in this make and model, 468 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FLD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781013039689A

## Narrative

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

GEAR WARNING LIGHT AND HORN INOP.

## 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 MIA79FLD04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD04), Oct 13, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N43792), Ft Pierce, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N43792 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860705030389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860705030389A), Jul 5, 1986: Piper PA28R201 (N43792), West Dover, VT, Substantial damage. The aircraft struck a fence off the end of the runway during takeoff. Shifting winds, windshear factors.

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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