# Accident 19770421007409A: Piper J5A, Hindsville, AR, April 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1977
- Place: Hindsville, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.1477° N, 93.8649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hindsville, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1477&lon=-93.8649&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38702, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38702-2016-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 19 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DPG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770421007409A

## 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 FTW77DPG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG28), Apr 21, 1977: Piper J5A (N38702), Hindsville, AR, substantial damage

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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