# Accident 19770116000719A: Piper PA28140, Wetumpka, AL, January 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1977
- Place: Wetumpka, AL
- Airport: Wetumpka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.5273° N, 86.3310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WETUMPKA MUNI (08A), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5273&lon=-86.3310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5537F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5537F-2008-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 20 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DKJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770116000719A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE DEMONSTRATING CROSSWIND LDG TECHNIQUE

## 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 MIA77DKJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ12), Jan 16, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N5537F), Wetumpka, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5537F (1)

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

- [Accident 20060315003599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060315003599A), Mar 15, 2006: Piper PA28140 (N5537F), Gentry, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On Wednesday March 15, 2006 at approximately 0620 the pilot [privacy data omitted] departed slg in his pa 28 cherokee 140 enroute to gmj. On the way to…

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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