# Accident 19770522016579A: Piper PA24, Daytona Beach, FL, May 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1977
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Daytona Beach Reg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 29.2108° N, 81.0228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Daytona Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.2108&lon=-81.0228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5358P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5358P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 77 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FLD59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770522016579A

## 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 MIA77FLD59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD59), May 22, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N5358P), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5358P (1)

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

- [Incident 20250419003279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250419003279I), Apr 19, 2025: Piper PA-24 (N5358P), Bonifay, FL, Minor damage. Pilot was in traffic pattern during sky diving event and was watching out for sky divers and forgot to extend landing gear. Aircraft landed gear up.

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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