# Accident 19770403011309A: Piper PA24, Wichita Falls, TX, April 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1977
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Kickapoo
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.9137° N, 98.4934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wichita Falls, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9137&lon=-98.4934&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8124P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8124P-1977-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 235 total, 235 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FPD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPD17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770403011309A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW77FPD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPD17), Apr 3, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N8124P), Wichita Falls, TX, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N8124P (1)

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

- [Accident 19751031037279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751031037279A), Oct 31, 1975: Piper PA24 (N8124P), Peachtree City, GA, Substantial damage. R wg dmgd in area of r MN ldg gr.

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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