# Accident 19781103039759A: Piper PA28180, Palco, KS, November 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 1978
- Place: Palco, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.2532° N, 99.5635° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palco, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2532&lon=-99.5635&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8411C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8411C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 231 total, 108 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781103039759A

## Narrative

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

OFF AIRPORT LDG ON NARROW DIRT ROAD.

## 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 MKC79DCQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCQ02), Nov 3, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N8411C), Palco, KS, 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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