# Accident 19770605017079A: Piper PA28140, Lyells, VA, June 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1977
- Place: Lyells, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 37.9971° N, 76.7288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lyells, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9971&lon=-76.7288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6903W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6903W-1981-05-08) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,180 total, 400 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77DID20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770605017079A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 IAD77DID20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID20), Jun 5, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N6903W), Lyells, VA, 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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