# NTSB IAD78FIJ10: Piper PA-28, N41895, Dryden, VA, April 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1978
- Place: Dryden, VA · DRYDEN, VA
- Location: 36.7758° N, 82.9441° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dryden, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7758&lon=-82.9441&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142639
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FIJ10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIJ10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0529   78/4/3    DRYDEN,VA           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1322
        TIME - 1550                    N41895              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               JACKSONVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RT MAG,SLICK 4001,DISTRIBUTOR FAILED,UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N41895](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41895-1981-05-06), registration cancelled 1981-05-06, S/N 287425293, built 1974 (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)
- 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 19780403006499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780403006499A), Apr 3, 1978: Piper PA28140, Dryden, VA, Substantial damage. Rt mag,slick 4001,distributor failed,unable to maintain alt.

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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