# Accident 19770210029959A: Piper PA31, Ithaca, NY, February 10, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 1977
- Place: Ithaca, NY
- Airport: Tompkins Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 42.4439° N, 76.5031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4439&lon=-76.5031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7510L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7510L-1986-02-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,900 total, 1,900 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770210029959A

## Narrative

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

FUEL EX FM L TANKS.CROSSFEED ON,ELECT AUX PUMP ON L OUTBOARD ON.AIR INTRO TO R ENG THRU CROSSFEED.

## 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 NYC77FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA031), Feb 10, 1977: Piper PA-31 (N7510L), Ithaca, NY, substantial damage

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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