# Accident 19770430009989A: Piper PA28140, Lafayette, IN, April 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1977
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Aretz Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N499TG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N499TG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 16 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77DEX21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEX21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770430009989A

## Narrative

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

STEEP,FAST FINAL.

## 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 CHI77DEX21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEX21), Apr 30, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N499TG), Lafayette, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N499TG (1)

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

- [Accident 20161001017719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161001017719A), Oct 1, 2016: Piper PA-28-140 (N499TG), Laurel, MS, Substantial damage. On October 1, 2016, the pilot departed pib in route to lul. Pilot flew over the field at lul setting up to land. Pilot checked mixture, turned on electric fuel…

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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