# Accident 19770213002539A: Piper PA32300, Elberta, AL, February 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1977
- Place: Elberta, AL
- Airport: Horak Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 30.4692° N, 87.5439° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HORAK (7AL9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4692&lon=-87.5439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5246S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5246S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 23 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770213002539A

## Narrative

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

AIR FOUND IN FUEL LINE. FUEL IN ALL TANKS.

## 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 MIA77FKJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ17), Feb 13, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N5246S), Elberta, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5246S (1)

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

- [Incident 20200227002089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200227002089I), Feb 27, 2020: Piper PA-32-300 (N5246S), West Palm Beach, FL, No damage. Pilot requested landing on runway 32 at pbi, since the winds were gusty from a northwesterly direction. Airman stated that he landed prior to threshold to…

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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