# Accident 19781124037959A: Piper PA28140, Bremerton, WA, November 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 1978
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Airport: Kitsap County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.5400° N, 122.7171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bremerton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5400&lon=-122.7171&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8402C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8402C) (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: 1,981 total, 200 in this make and model, 257 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYE06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781124037959A

## Narrative

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

LND TO L OF CENTER IN SNOW. DIDNT USE LDG LTS. RWY PARTIALLY CLEA

## 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 SEA79FYE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYE06), Nov 24, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N8402C), Bremerton, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8402C (1)

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

- [Accident 19890724025179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890724025179A), Jul 24, 1989: Piper PA28140 (N8402C), Vashon, WA, Substantial damage. Climb poor after takeoff downwind. Stall warning. Aborted late. Landed off airport collapsing the gear.

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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