# Accident 19770520014599A: Piper PA30, Plymouth, MA, May 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1977
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Airport: Plymouth
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.9088° N, 70.7276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLYMOUTH MUNI (PYM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9088&lon=-70.7276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8661Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8661Y-1977-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770520014599A

## Narrative

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

SPLIT FLAP COND. PLT LOST CTL.

## 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 NYC77FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA058), May 20, 1977: Piper PA-30 (N8661Y), Plymouth, MA, 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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