# Accident 19770123001279A: Piper PA28140, Adrian, PA, January 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1977
- Place: Adrian, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.8848° N, 79.5378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adrian, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8848&lon=-79.5378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75021, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75021) (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: 99 total, 99 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FGM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770123001279A

## Narrative

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

PLT DID NOT SET HEADING INDICATOR PRIOR TO AND AFTR DEPTR FM WILLIAMSPORT.

## 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 NYC77FGM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM12), Jan 23, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N75021), Adrian, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N75021 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820424024469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820424024469I), Apr 24, 1982: Piper PA28140 (N75021), Haskell, TX, Minor damage. Lost pilot landed on lakeshore trying to takeoff. Pilot landed in lake. Pilot arrested on drunk charge.

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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