# Accident 19781121040689A: Piper PA32RT300, North Canton, OH, November 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1978
- Place: North Canton, OH
- Airport: Akron-Canton
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 40.9151° N, 81.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AKRON-CANTON RGNL (CAK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9151&lon=-81.4436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8967N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8967N-2018-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781121040689A

## 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 CHI79FEI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI07), Nov 21, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N8967N), North Canton, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8967N (1)

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

- [Accident 19740731021659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740731021659A), Jul 31, 1974: Piper PA32RT300 (N8967N), Honesdale, PA, Substantial damage. Plt landed 110 ft short of rwy. Left gear struck a large rock.

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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