# Accident 19770528012849A: Piper PA28140, Southport, NC, May 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1977
- Place: Southport, NC
- Airport: Brunswick County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 33.9333° N, 78.0085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Southport, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9333&lon=-78.0085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98335, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98335) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,200 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77DLJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DLJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770528012849A

## Narrative

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

CHECK RIDE FOR AIRCRAFT RENTAL

## 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 IAD77DLJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DLJ16), May 28, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N98335), Southport, NC, 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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