# Accident 19770604016649A: Piper PA28140, Lavina, MT, June 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1977
- Place: Lavina, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 46.2950° N, 108.9388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lavina, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2950&lon=-108.9388&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1176H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1176H-1977-08-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 50 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770604016649A

## Narrative

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

ATMTD TKOF FM UNPAVED COUNTRY RD.RAN OFF RD,THRU SAGEBRUSH,STRUCK WALL OF COULEE.DENS ALT 5700FT.

## 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 SEA77FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA038), Jun 4, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N1176H), Lavina, MT, destroyed, 3 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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