# Accident 19781215037389A: Piper PA28180, CA, December 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1978
- Place: CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N9557K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9557K) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,581 total, 60 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781215037389A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9557K (1)

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

- [Accident 19850906048359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850906048359A), Sep 6, 1985: Piper PA28181 (N9557K), Oxford, IA, Substantial damage. Engine quit at cruise. ATC vectors to airport in dark. Landed beside airport in corn field. Selector on empty tank.

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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