# Accident 19770331008409A: Piper PA28180, Flushing, NY, March 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1977
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Airport: Flushing
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.7787° N, 73.8326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Flushing Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7787&lon=-73.8326&mi=10
- Aircraft: N779VM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N779VM-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 69 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FHJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770331008409A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST 35K. BENT NOSE GEAR AND BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS.

## 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 NYC77FHJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ14), Mar 31, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N779VM), Flushing, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N779VM (1)

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

- [Accident 19850713038589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850713038589A), Jul 13, 1985: Piper PA28180 (N779VM), Franklin, NC, Substantial damage. Seized exhaust valve caused engine power loss. Landed in a field but ran into a concealed ditch on rollout.

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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