# Accident 19770106021749A: Piper PA28R180, Miami, FL, January 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1977
- Place: Miami, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 25.7743° N, 80.1937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.7743&lon=-80.1937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4692J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4692J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 450 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DKT14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKT14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770106021749A

## Narrative

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

COILS IN BOTH MAGNETOS CRACKED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 MIA77DKT14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKT14), Jan 6, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N4692J), Miami, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4692J (1)

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

- [Incident 19931108047819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931108047819I), Nov 8, 1993: Piper PA28180 (N4692J), Brunswick, GA, Minor damage. Pilot flying in traffic pattern forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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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