# Accident 19770202006029A: Piper PA23250, Moro, OR, February 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1977
- Place: Moro, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 45.4838° N, 120.7333° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moro, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4838&lon=-120.7333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N484G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N484G-1977-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 295 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770202006029A

## Narrative

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

RCVRD 2/4/77.COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN IN LEVEL POWERED FLIGHT.MISSED TURN IN PROPOSED ROUTE.

## 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 SEA77FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA017), Feb 2, 1977: Piper PA-23 (N484G), Moro, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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