# Accident 19790909042029A: Piper PA28R200, Moline, IL, September 9, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1979, 12:54 local time
- Place: Moline, IL
- Airport: Quad City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4600° N, 90.4929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at QUAD-CITY (I04), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4600&lon=-90.4929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56373, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56373-1982-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 9 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790909042029A

## Narrative

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

MECHANIC REPLACED OIL QUICK-DRAIN WITH THE WRONG PART. DRAIN WAS KNOCKED OFF WHEN GEAR RETRACTED.

## 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 CHI79DA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA074), Sep 9, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N56373), Moline, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N56373 (2)

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

- [Accident 19820829042619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820829042619A), Aug 29, 1982: Piper PA28R200 (N56373), Mediapolis, IA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft crashed during thunderstorm. Wreckage was not located in one spot indicating inflight breakup.
- [Accident 19780128000769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128000769A), Jan 28, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N56373), Plaquemine, LA, 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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