# Accident 19770328005309A: Piper PA20135, Moses Lake, WA, March 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1977
- Place: Moses Lake, WA
- Airport: Grant County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.2086° N, 119.3191° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRANT COUNTY INTL (MWH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2086&lon=-119.3191&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7481K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7481K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-135 (registry code 7102010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20135
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 436 total, 161 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DYP20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYP20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770328005309A

## Narrative

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

LNDD TAIL FIRST.TAILWHEEL SPRING BOLT FAILED.

## 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 SEA77DYP20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYP20), Mar 28, 1977: Piper PA-20 (N7481K), Moses Lake, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7481K (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910819034829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910819034829I), Aug 19, 1991: Piper PA20135 (N7481K), Tyonek, AK, Minor damage. After landing aircraft hit a sunken log with right float. Occupants escaped while aircraft was sinking.
- [Accident 19860820044399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860820044399A), Aug 20, 1986: Piper STCPA20 (N7481K), Two Lakes, AK, Substantial damage. Lost airspeed and control during a downwind water takeoff. Impacted ground in wooded area.

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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