# Accident 19770420011449A: Piper PA28160, Binghamton, NY, April 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1977
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 42.1013° N, 75.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1013&lon=-75.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5622W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5622W-2012-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-160 (registry code 7102806, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 0 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FFJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770420011449A

## 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 NYC77FFJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ17), Apr 20, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N5622W), Binghamton, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5622W (2)

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

- [Accident 19781027033299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781027033299A), Oct 27, 1978: Piper PA28160 (N5622W), Great Bend, PA, Destroyed. PIC failed to maintain proper track on takeoff. Collided with moun. Urine alcohol 78MG .
- [Incident 19780829038199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780829038199I), Aug 29, 1978: Piper PA28/ (N5622W), Chicopee, MA. Pilot cleared to land at one airport. Landed on afb 17 miles north.

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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