# Accident 19770420016539A: Piper PA32R300, Forest Hills, MD, April 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1977
- Place: Forest Hills, MD
- Airport: Forest Hills
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N4505X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4505X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,006 total, 100 in this make and model, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77IA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770420016539A

## 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 IAD77IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77IA037), Apr 20, 1977: Piper PA-32R (N4505X), Forest Hills, MD, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N4505X (2)

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

- [Accident 19950714018659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950714018659A), Jul 14, 1995: Piper PA32R300 (N4505X), Lebanon, NH, Substantial damage. Aircraft inbound, unable to lower gear, diverted to other airport, two fly bys, elected to land gear up.
- [Accident 19760622017449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760622017449A), Jun 22, 1976: Piper PA32R300 (N4505X), Davis, WV, Substantial damage. Wet soft rwy,grass abt 6 in hi.

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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