# Accident 19770420013489A: Piper PA28140, Windsor, NC, April 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1977
- Place: Windsor, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.9930° N, 76.9399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windsor, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9930&lon=-76.9399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9803W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9803W-1977-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770420013489A

## Narrative

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

CYL COMP 25/80,45/80,15/80,45/80.SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL FOUND INSIDE CRANKCASE.

## 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 IAD77FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA036), Apr 20, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N9803W), Windsor, NC, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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