# Accident 19781230045349A: Piper PA28R180, Grissom Afb, IN, December 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1978
- Place: Grissom Afb, IN
- Airport: Grissom Afb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Location: 40.6571° N, 86.1454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grissom AFB, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6571&lon=-86.1454&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3712T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3712T-1981-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,101 total, 341 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781230045349A

## Narrative

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

MANEUVER AFTER MISSED APPROACH.COLLIDED WITH AMMO BUNKER.

## 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 CHI79FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FA022), Dec 30, 1978: Piper PA-28R (N3712T), Grissom Afb, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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