# Accident 19770227004369A: Piper PA23250, Rochester, NY, February 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 1977
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Rochester Monroe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15RE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15RE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 19 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FFJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770227004369A

## Narrative

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

UN EXTND GR.SHUT DWN ENGS TOO SOON DRG WHEELS-UP APCH TO GRASS AREA.LINE TO DOOR SYSTM FITTING.

## 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 NYC77FFJ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ12), Feb 27, 1977: Piper PA-23 (N15RE), Rochester, NY, 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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