# Accident 19781228050659A: Piper PA24, WI, December 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1978
- Place: WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N6175P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6175P-2018-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 672 total, 720 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEP17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228050659A

## 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 CHI79DEP17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP17), Dec 28, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N6175P), Eau Claire, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6175P (1)

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

- [Accident 19781229045319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781229045319A), Dec 29, 1978: Piper PA24400 (N6175P), Eau Claire, WI, Substantial damage. Acft not certificated for flight into known icing conditions.

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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