# Accident 19770626028839A: Piper PA18, Foley, AL, June 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1977
- Place: Foley, AL
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 30.4066° N, 87.6836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Foley, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4066&lon=-87.6836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9578D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9578D-1977-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770626028839A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA77FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA065), Jun 26, 1977: Piper PA18 (N9578D), Foley, AL, destroyed, 1 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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