# Accident 19770108000069A: Piper PA28R200, Chesterfield, MO, January 8, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 1977
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Sprt Of St Louis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 38.6631° N, 90.5771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6631&lon=-90.5771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3982X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3982X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,129 total, 165 in this make and model, 266 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770108000069A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE MAKING SIMULATED INSTRUMENT TAKEOFF.

## 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 MKC77FCA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCA08), Jan 8, 1977: Piper PA-28R (N3982X), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3982X (2)

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

- [Incident 20011009032749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011009032749I), Oct 9, 2001: Piper PA28R200 (N3982X), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. (-23) During taxi across grass, aircraft's right main landing gear dropped into a small unseen hole in the ground. The aircraft rolled through the hole but…
- [Incident 19920126003649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920126003649I), Jan 26, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N3982X), Beatrice, NE, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend gear. Auto extension operated but had insufficient time to lock. Gear collapsed on rollout.

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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