# Accident 19781023033619A: Piper PA31T1, Indianapolis, IN, October 23, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1978
- Place: Indianapolis, IN
- Airport: Indianapolis,Int
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62856, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62856-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,581 total, 97 in this make and model, 214 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEX03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781023033619A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SAW HORSES WITH FLASHERS OPERATING.ATC CLEARED ACFT TO CLOBARRICADED TAXIWAY.

## 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 CHI79FEX03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX03), Oct 23, 1978: Piper PA-31 (N62856), Indianapolis, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62856 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800331045989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800331045989I), Mar 31, 1980: Piper PA31300 (N62856), Indianapolis, IN. Right engine surged and fluctuated 300 RPM after takeoff. Suspect fuel contiminated by water.

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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