# Accident 19781207042489A: Piper PA32300, IL, December 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1978
- Place: IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N4175R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4175R-2013-07-29) (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 PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 118 in this make and model, 118 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781207042489A

## 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 CHI79FEE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEE18), Dec 7, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N4175R), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4175R (1)

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

- [Accident 19890704022319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890704022319A), Jul 4, 1989: Piper PA32300 (N4175R), Excelsior, MO, Substantial damage. Lost oil pressure and oil on windshield, landed nearest airport. Ran off runway. Broken rod.

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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