# Accident 19781127039259A: Piper PA28R200, Demotte, IN, November 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 1978
- Place: Demotte, IN
- Airport: Demotte
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.2061° N, 87.2112° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at De Motte Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2061&lon=-87.2112&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16584, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16584-1980-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,060 total, 304 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FET11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781127039259A

## Narrative

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

ENG NOT WARM,CARB HEAT NOT APPLIED AFTR PWR LOSS.

## 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 CHI79FET11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET11), Nov 27, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N16584), Demotte, IN, 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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