# Accident 19770725029369A: Piper PA23250, Rockland, ME, July 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1977
- Place: Rockland, ME
- Airport: Knox Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.0601° N, 69.0997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KNOX COUNTY RGNL (RKD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0601&lon=-69.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N594DE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N594DE-2018-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,360 total, 550 in this make and model, 178 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770725029369A

## Narrative

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

FIRST APCH TO RWY INTO WIND ABORTED,LOST SIGHT OF RWY.ANOTHER PILOT RPRTD WIND GUSTING 25-30K.

## 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 NYC77FA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA073), Jul 25, 1977: Piper PA-23 (N594DE), Rockland, 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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