# Accident 19770519012459A: Piper PA25235, Westfield, IN, May 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1977
- Place: Westfield, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.0428° N, 86.1275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0428&lon=-86.1275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7547Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7547Z-2008-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-25-235 (registry code 7102504, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-235) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA25235
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 967 total, 40 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEX28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770519012459A

## 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 CHI77FEX28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX28), May 19, 1977: Piper PA-25 (N7547Z), Westfield, IN, 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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