# Accident 19770613014919A: Piper PA28R180, Chapel Hill, NC, June 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1977
- Place: Chapel Hill, NC
- Airport: Horace Williams
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.9283° N, 79.0401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chapel Hill, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9283&lon=-79.0401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3177R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3177R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 273 total, 10 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FLJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770613014919A

## Narrative

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

DARK NITE,27LB OVERWT.PLT ONLY 1HR NITE EXP LAST 90 DAYS.EIGHT HRS TOTAL AT NITE.

## 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 IAD77FLJ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ20), Jun 13, 1977: Piper PA-28R (N3177R), Chapel Hill, 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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