# Accident 19770717019109A: Piper J4A, Allen, TX, July 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1977
- Place: Allen, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.1072° N, 96.6747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allen, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1072&lon=-96.6747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24844, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24844) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4A (registry code 7100604, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 453 total, 50 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FPA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770717019109A

## 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 FTW77FPA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPA19), Jul 17, 1977: Piper J4A (N24844), Allen, TX, 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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