# NTSB CHI78DEX29: Piper PA-28, N571PA, Lafayette, IN, August 1, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1978
- Place: Lafayette, IN · LAFAYETTE, IN
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140504
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78DEX29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEX29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1960   78/8/1    LAFAYETTE,IN        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 18, 29 TOTAL
        TIME - 0804                    N571PA              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PURDUE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,IN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PILOT STATED HE FORGOT TO REDUCE THROTTLE FOR TURN OFF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N571PA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N571PA-2002-07-31), registration cancelled 2002-07-31, S/N 28-7525326, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Purdue

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780801022539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780801022539A), Aug 1, 1978: Piper PA28140, Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he forgot to reduce throttle for turn off rnwy.

## Other investigations on N571PA (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 SEA95FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95FAMS1), Sep 4, 1995: Piper PA-28-140 (N571PA), Missing, WA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: UNDETERMINED UNTIL THE MISSING AIRCRAFT IS LOCATED.

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.

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