# Accident 19770531017059A: Piper PA32260, Athens, GA, May 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1977
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Athens Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 33.9609° N, 83.3779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Athens, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9609&lon=-83.3779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3838W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3838W-1977-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,170 total, 1 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770531017059A

## 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 MIA77FKG33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG33), May 31, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N3838W), Athens, GA, 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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