# Accident 19781015032181A: Piper PA28140, Rocky Mount, NC, October 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1978
- Place: Rocky Mount, NC
- Airport: Rocky Mt Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.9382° N, 77.7905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Mount, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9382&lon=-77.7905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16490, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16490) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 288 total, 213 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FLJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015032181A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON TOP OF N5957F. OTHER A/C WAS TOUCHING DOWN AT OF ACCIDENT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5957F, Cessna 210H: [Accident 19781015032182A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015032182A)

## 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 IAD79FLJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLJ01), Oct 15, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N16490), Rocky Mt, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N16490 (3)

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

- [Incident 20060714014539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060714014539I), Jul 14, 2006: Piper PA28140 (N16490), Wheeling, WV, Minor damage. (-23) At 1540E, N16490, a PA28-140, landed on runway 21 and, while taxiing to the ramp, the aircraft struck four taxiway lights. Local authorities responded…
- [Incident 19900729036219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900729036219I), Jul 29, 1990: Piper PA28140 (N16490), Waynesburg, PA, Minor damage. Student made a hard landing on first solo flight. Nose gear broke off.
- [Incident 19820301014769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820301014769I), Mar 1, 1982: Piper PA28140 (N16490), Chesterfield, VA, Minor damage. On taxi for takeoff, passenger rendered pilot unconscious by choking. Airplane hit parked aircraft. All were drugged

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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