# Accident 19781014035359A: Piper PA34200, Chargin Falls, OH, October 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1978
- Place: Chargin Falls, OH
- Airport: Chargin Falls
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Aircraft: N1050X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1050X-2013-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,039 total, 250 in this make and model, 119 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI02-139166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014035359A

## 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 CHI79FEI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI02-139166), Oct 14, 1978: Piper PA-34 (N1050X), Chargin Falls, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1050X (1)

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

- [Accident 19920609019449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920609019449A), Jun 9, 1992: Piper PA34200 (N1050X), Wyatt, MO, Substantial damage. Lost both engines, struck ditch on landing. Ferry flight no permit. Sat idle a year. Bad mag. Ruptured fuel diaphram.

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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