# Accident 19770619016209A: Piper PA32300, Montauk, NY, June 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1977
- Place: Montauk, NY
- Airport: Montauk
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.0767° N, 71.9205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MONTAUK (MTP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0767&lon=-71.9205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8952N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8952N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 952 total, 500 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FHJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770619016209A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SAND DUNES

## 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 NYC77FHJ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHJ24), Jun 19, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N8952N), Montauk, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8952N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730907029049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730907029049A), Sep 7, 1973: Piper PA32300 (N8952N), Hudson, NY, Substantial damage. On final apch strong gust lifted l wing acft t/d to r side of rwy on turf. Wind gusting 20K.

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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