# Accident 19770605013129A: Piper PA28180, Avoca, PA, June 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1977
- Place: Avoca, PA
- Airport: Wilkes-Barre
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 41.3382° N, 75.7422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avoca, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3382&lon=-75.7422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16380, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16380-1982-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 557 total, 489 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DHA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHA22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770605013129A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 30 KTS. LNDD IN TREES

## 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 NYC77DHA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DHA22), Jun 5, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N16380), Avoca, PA, 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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