# Accident 19770128002409A: Piper PA23250, Lock Haven, PA, January 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1977
- Place: Lock Haven, PA
- Airport: Lock Haven
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 41.1371° N, 77.4532° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lock Haven, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1371&lon=-77.4532&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62719, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62719-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,637 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FGT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGT08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770128002409A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED BLOWING SNOW ON TKOF. WND GUSTS TO 33 KNOTS.

## 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 NYC77FGT08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGT08), Jan 28, 1977: Piper PA-23 (N62719), Lock Haven, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N62719 (1)

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

- [Accident 19860722035439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860722035439A), Jul 22, 1986: Piper PA23250 (N62719), Norfolk, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot reported explosion and fire in left engine while turning to final. Landed safely. Found broken fuel line.

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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