# Accident 19770704039249A: Piper PA24, Windham, VT, July 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1977
- Place: Windham, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 43.1792° N, 72.7259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Windham, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1792&lon=-72.7259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5039P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5039P-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 836 total, 836 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704039249A

## Narrative

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

PLT RPRTD CLIMBING TO 10500FT.EST CLOUD BASES AT 6500FT VICINITY OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC77FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA067), Jul 4, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N5039P), Windham, VT, destroyed, 2 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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