# Accident 19770405009279A: Piper PA28151, Sarosota, FL, April 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1977
- Place: Sarosota, FL
- Airport: Bradenton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Aircraft: N42230, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42230-2011-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 764 total, 488 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DLD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770405009279A

## Narrative

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

WINDS GUSTING TO 25 KTS.

## 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 MIA77DLD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD46), Apr 5, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N42230), Sarosota, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N42230 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920906040959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920906040959I), Sep 6, 1992: Piper PA28151 (N42230), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. Left main wheel and strut separated from aircraft on touchdown. Found bolt from left gear torque assembly missing.

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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