# Accident 19770725022169A: Piper PA24250, Silverton, OR, July 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1977
- Place: Silverton, OR
- Airport: Silverton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 45.0176° N, 122.8046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Silverton Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0176&lon=-122.8046&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5457P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5457P-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,846 total, 50 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYM49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYM49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770725022169A

## Narrative

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

TOUCHED DOWN IN CRAB.

## 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 SEA77FYM49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYM49), Jul 25, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N5457P), Silverton, OR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5457P (2)

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

- [Accident 20070626015139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070626015139A), Jun 26, 2007: Piper PA24250 (N5457P), Machias, ME, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot and only occupant departed the Machias airport (mvm) Machias, Maine, PIC departed runway 36. He stated that he was only airborne for approximately…
- [Incident 19850629050419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850629050419I), Jun 29, 1985: Piper PA24250 (N5457P), Ainsworth, NE, Minor damage. Gear retracted on takeoff roll. Selector had been inadvertently placed in up position by pilot prior to flight.

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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