# Accident 19770507010379A: Piper PA34200, Gallup, NM, May 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1977
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Airport: Senator Clarke
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.5138° N, 108.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallup, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5138&lon=-108.7437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40949, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40949-1982-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,490 total, 542 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FQA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FQA33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770507010379A

## Narrative

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

ELT SIGNAL HEARD 10 MIN AFTER ACCD.WINDS VARIABLE 130-170 DEGREE WITH GUSTS TO 20 KTS.

## 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 DEN77FQA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FQA33), May 7, 1977: Piper PA-34 (N40949), Gallup, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N40949 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780620046899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780620046899I), Jun 20, 1978: Piper PA34200 (N40949), Bethany, OK, Minor damage. Nose gear failed on landing. Bolt contacted drag link during extension, prevented proper down lock operation.

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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