# Accident 19781025043979A: Piper PA24400, IL, October 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1978
- Place: IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Aircraft: N8666P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8666P-1980-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 29 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781025043979A

## 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 CHI79FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA011), Oct 25, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N8666P), Ashton, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N8666P (1)

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

- [Incident 19780826039199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780826039199I), Aug 26, 1978: Piper PA24260 (N8666P), Mount Morris, IL, Minor damage. Hard landing on previous flight damaged main gear strut piston. Collapsed on rollout.

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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