# Accident 19770516015389A: Piper PA23, Ashland, OR, May 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1977
- Place: Ashland, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 42.1922° N, 122.6983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1922&lon=-122.6983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2175P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2175P-1977-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-150 (registry code 7102303, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 354 total, 71 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770516015389A

## Narrative

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

OVCST SKY,TOPS 12000FT.NO FLT PLAN.AUTOPLT CLIMB.HIT MTN 6840FT.RECOVERY DATE 5/17/77.

## 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 SEA77FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA032), May 16, 1977: Piper PA-23 (N2175P), Ashland, OR, 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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