# Accident 19770404013429A: Piper PA31350, Latrobe, PA, April 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1977
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Latrobe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.3124° N, 79.3826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3124&lon=-79.3826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7694L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7694L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-350 (registry code 7103110, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31350
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,727 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770404013429A

## Narrative

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

CABIN & COCKPIT LGTS DIMMED,BEACON & FLASHING STROBE LGTS ON.

## 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 NYC77FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA045), Apr 4, 1977: Piper PA-31 (N7694L), Latrobe, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7694L (4)

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

- [Incident 19960904035589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960904035589I), Sep 4, 1996: Piper PA31350 (N7694L), Billings, MT. Narrative: on 0904-96 at 18:20 MDT, Piper model PA-31-350, N7694L, owned by butte aviation, inc., was in level flight under IMC conditions, on a FAR part 135…
- [Incident 19960202006979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960202006979I), Feb 2, 1996: Piper PA31350 (N7694L), Glendive, MT, Minor damage. Narrative: on February 2, 1996, at about 08:30 MST, Piper PA-31 operated by butte aviation, inc., had a nose gear collapse during landing rollout on a FAR 135…
- [Incident 19860125021219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860125021219I), Jan 25, 1986: Piper PA31350 (N7694L), Cumberland, MD, Minor damage. Engine quit due to fuel starvation. Landed gear up. Did not switch to tank with fuel or use crossfeed.
- [Incident 19820916060839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820916060839I), Sep 16, 1982: Piper PA31350 (N7694L), Cumberland, MD, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on landing. Pilot used emergency hand pump. Unable to lower gear. Nose gear flex-line had ruptured.

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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