# Accident 19770211007549A: Piper PA31, Anthony, KS, February 11, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1977
- Place: Anthony, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.1585° N, 98.0428° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anthony, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1585&lon=-98.0428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59838, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59838-1977-06-24) (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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 2,880 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770211007549A

## Narrative

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

CONTROL LOST FOR UNDETERMINED REASON.PLT NOT MULTI-ENGINE RATED.BOTH WINGS,ENGS,FUSELAGE SEPARATED

## 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 MKC77FA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FA013), Feb 11, 1977: Piper PA-31 (N59838), Anthony, KS, destroyed, 6 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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