# NTSB FTW78DPG27: Piper PA-28, N8318W, Weiner, AR, April 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1978
- Place: Weiner, AR · WEINER, AR
- Location: 35.6197° N, 90.9053° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Weiner, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6197&lon=-90.9053&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 5, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142182
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DPG27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0794  78/4/28    WEINER,AR           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 0700                    N8318W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALLY WOFFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEINER,AR                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8318W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8318W-1980-01-23), registration cancelled 1980-01-23, S/N 28-2492 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sally Wofford

## 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 19780428008959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780428008959A), Apr 28, 1978: Piper PA28180, Weiner, AR, Destroyed

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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