# Incident 19800426046369I: Piper PA28R200, Freemont, MI, April 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1980, 11:20 local time
- Place: Freemont, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5256T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5256T-2013-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800426046369I

## Narrative

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

PILOT SAYS HE EXTENDED GEAR BUT FAILED TO CHECK LIGHTS AND HORN. HORN FOUND TO BE WORKING.

## Other reports on N5256T (2)

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

- [Accident 19981124032499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981124032499A), Nov 24, 1998: Piper PA28R200 (N5256T), Hancock, MI, Substantial damage. (.19) On November 24, 1998, at 2050 eastern standard time, a Piper PA-28R-200, N5256T, operated by a private pilot collided with the terrain while taxiing for…
- [Accident 19950613018019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950613018019A), Jun 13, 1995: Piper PA28R200 (N5256T), Bay City, MI, Substantial damage. Struck a power line flying low over place of employment. Returned to airport. (-23) pilot rented aircraft from local FBO. Was flying low over his place of…

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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