# Accident 19770705016469A: Piper PA28151, Baytown, TX, July 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1977
- Place: Baytown, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 29.7355° N, 94.9774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baytown, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7355&lon=-94.9774&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44761, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44761) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,060 total, 800 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FRA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770705016469A

## Narrative

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

NR 2 EXH VALVE STUCK OPEN.

## 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 FTW77FRA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA29), Jul 5, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N44761), Baytown, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N44761 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900802039499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900802039499I), Aug 2, 1990: Piper PA28151 (N44761), North Rose, NY, Minor damage. Engine rough after departure. Returned. Landed fast downwind. Ran off end of wet grass strip.

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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