# Accident 19770326016519A: Piper PA28235, Powell, TN, March 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1977
- Place: Powell, TN
- Airport: Powell
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 36.0359° N, 84.0297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Powell, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0359&lon=-84.0297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8690W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8690W-1977-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-235 (registry code 7102810, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28235
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770326016519A

## Narrative

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

HIT TRACTOR TRAILER ON HWY LOCATED 610FT FRM DISPLACED THRESHOLD.EFFECTIVE RWY GRADIENT PLUS 0.60

## 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 IAD77FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA032), Mar 26, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N8690W), Powell, TN, destroyed, 4 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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