# Accident 19770722019749A: Piper PA28140, Old Town, ME, July 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1977
- Place: Old Town, ME
- Airport: Dewitt Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 44.9342° N, 68.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Old Town, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9342&lon=-68.6453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7882C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7882C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 94 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77DNC42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770722019749A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTS TO 15K.

## 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 NYC77DNC42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77DNC42), Jul 22, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N7882C), Old Town, ME, 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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