# NTSB FTW78FRD16: Piper PA-28R, N56373, Plaquemine, LA, January 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1978
- Place: Plaquemine, LA · PLAQUEMINE, LA
- Location: 30.2832° N, 91.2438° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plaquemine, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2832&lon=-91.2438&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78FRD16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRD16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0117  78/1/28    PLAQUEMINE,LA       PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1279
        TIME - 1935                    N56373              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 693 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BATON ROUGE,LA              PLAQUEMINE,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56373](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56373-1982-11-19), registration cancelled 1982-11-19, S/N 28R-7335426 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780128000769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128000769A), Jan 28, 1978: Piper PA28R200, Plaquemine, LA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N56373 (2)

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 MKC82FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FA161), Aug 30, 1982: Piper PA-28R-200 (N56373), Mediapolis, IA, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB CHI79DA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DA074), Sep 9, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N56373), Moline, IL, substantial damage

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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