# Accident 19770220003259A: Piper PA28R200, Tiptonville, TN, February 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1977
- Place: Tiptonville, TN
- Airport: Gooch Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.3761° N, 89.4753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tiptonville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3761&lon=-89.4753&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5305W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5305W-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FLT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLT01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770220003259A

## Narrative

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

UNLIGHTED STRIP.

## 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 IAD77FLT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLT01), Feb 20, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N5305W), Tiptonville, TN, 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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