# Accident 19770527042319A: Piper PA24260, Evansville, WI, May 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1977
- Place: Evansville, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.7782° N, 89.2948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evansville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7782&lon=-89.2948&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9326P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9326P-2009-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,055 total, 277 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770527042319A

## Narrative

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

OVERFLEW SUITABLE ARPTS,FIELDS.STALLED OVER TREES VICINITY SUITABLE FLD.

## 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 CHI77FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA046), May 27, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N9326P), Evansville, WI, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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