# Accident 19770709020749A: Piper PA18105, Alabaster, AL, July 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1977
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Airport: Shelby County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 33.1778° N, 86.7832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHELBY COUNTY (EET), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1778&lon=-86.7832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 105 (registry code 7101809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 21 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DKJ57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770709020749A

## 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 MIA77DKJ57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ57), Jul 9, 1977: Piper PA18 (N221T), Alabaster, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N221T (3)

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

- [Accident 20080619838969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080619838969A), Jun 19, 2008: Piper PA18105 (N221T), Fayetteville, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was landing at kfay. Upon touchdown, [privacy data omitted] lost directional control of the aircraft. Aircraft ground looped to the right. The left…
- [Accident 19970322010019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970322010019A), Mar 22, 1997: Piper PA18105 (N221T), Southern Pines, NC, Substantial damage. Student flared too high and too slow. Dropped 15 feet to the runway. CFI failed to timely correct. Gear folded. (-23) aircraft impacted runway in a nose high,…
- [Accident 19760821023969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760821023969A), Aug 21, 1976: Piper PA18105 (N221T), AL, 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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