# Accident 19791025041149A: Piper PA28140, Gilead, ME, October 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1979, 06:05 local time
- Place: Gilead, ME
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3942° N, 70.9729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilead, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3942&lon=-70.9729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N407FL-2011-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 734 total, 243 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791025041149A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES EN ROUTE ON DARK NIGHT,POSSIBLE RAIN & SEVERE TURBULENCE IN AREA. NO AIRCRAFT MALFUNCTIONS FOUND.

## 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 NYC80FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA006), Oct 25, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N407FL), Gilead, ME, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N407FL (1)

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

- [Accident 19730609016889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609016889A), Jun 9, 1973: Piper PA28140 (N407FL), Stoney Point, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot did not apply sufficient carburetor heat.

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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