# Accident 19770217006599A: Piper PA28180, New Castle, VA, February 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1977
- Place: New Castle, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.5010° N, 80.1110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Castle, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5010&lon=-80.1110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9225J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9225J-1977-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 814 total, 23 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770217006599A

## Narrative

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

GASCOLATOR SCREEN 80 CLOGGED WITH ZINC DEPOSIT.

## 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 IAD77FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA024), Feb 17, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N9225J), New Castle, VA, 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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