# Accident 19781015031849A: Piper PA28R200, Morganza, MD, October 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1978
- Place: Morganza, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.3754° N, 76.6955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morganza, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3754&lon=-76.6955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1235T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1235T-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 312 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FIA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015031849A

## Narrative

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

ACFT HIT PWR LINE DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.#3 & #4 CYL CONNECTINGS FAILED AT CRANKSHAFT.

## 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 IAD79FIA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIA02), Oct 15, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N1235T), Morganza, MD, 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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