# Accident 19770524037729A: Piper PA23, Lamar, CO, May 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1977
- Place: Lamar, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.0760° N, 102.6147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lamar, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0760&lon=-102.6147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777HA-2012-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTE49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770524037729A

## Narrative

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

PLT FELL ASLEEP WITH AUTOPILOT ON.

## 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 DEN77FTE49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE49), May 24, 1977: Piper PA-23 (N777HA), Lamar, CO, 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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