# Accident 19770222020259A: Piper PA31, Springdale, AR, February 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1977
- Place: Springdale, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.1867° N, 94.1288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springdale, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1867&lon=-94.1288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9145Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9145Y-1981-08-11) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 353 total, 43 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770222020259A

## Narrative

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

ELEVATOR NOT REBALANCED AFTER REPAINTING, RIV-NUT IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. TURBULENCE NOT FORECAST.

## 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 FTW77FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA037), Feb 22, 1977: Piper PA-31 (N9145Y), Springdale, AR, destroyed, 5 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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