# Accident 19770401007779A: Piper PA24260, Syracuse, NY, April 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1977
- Place: Syracuse, NY
- Airport: Hancock
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.0413° N, 76.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Syracuse, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0413&lon=-76.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9077P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9077P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 941 total, 33 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FFJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770401007779A

## Narrative

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

TKOF ON EMPTY TANK.FUEL INDC SWITCH ASSY P/N22838-06.

## 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 NYC77FFJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ14), Apr 1, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N9077P), Syracuse, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9077P (2)

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

- [Accident 20220627011259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220627011259A), Jun 27, 2022: Piper PA-24-260 (N9077P), Lewisburg, TN, Substantial damage. During departure roll on runway 02 aircraft yawed to the left; exited the runway on the left hand side of the runway at approximately the 1900 foot mark.…
- [Accident 19770723025409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770723025409A), Jul 23, 1977: Piper PA24400 (N9077P), Ramapo, NY, Substantial damage. Trees off end of rwy.

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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