# Accident 19770220008269A: Piper PA28180, Tampa, FL, February 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1977
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Macdill Afb
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 27.8493° N, 82.5212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MACDILL AFB (MCF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8493&lon=-82.5212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N180SP-1977-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 492 total, 0 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770220008269A

## Narrative

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

PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 210MG . MIXTURE CONTROL FOUND IN LEAN SETTING, VAPOR LOCK.

## 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 MIA77FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA033), Feb 20, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N180SP), Tampa, FL, 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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