# Accident 19770527016069A: Piper PA24400, Central City, PA, May 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1977
- Place: Central City, PA
- Airport: Indian Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.0542° N, 78.8470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Indian Lake Airport (5G2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0542&lon=-78.8470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5886P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5886P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (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 PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 254 total, 90 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FGM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770527016069A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GR MICRO SWITCH LOOSE,NOT RIGGED PROPERLY.BOTH MAIN GR ASSY TIGHT,NEEDED LUBRICATION.

## 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 NYC77FGM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM28), May 27, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N5886P), Central City, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5886P (2)

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

- [Incident 20000805025629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000805025629I), Aug 5, 2000: Piper PA24180 (N5886P), Red Bay, AL, Minor damage. (-23)Aircraft experienced partial power failure in level flight. Being investigated at this time.
- [Incident 19900319015169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900319015169I), Mar 19, 1990: Piper PA24 (N5886P), Altoona, PA. Engine rough and losing power. Landed safely. Carburetor heat ducting improperly installed. Had icing conditions.

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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