# Accident 19770727038689A: Piper PA32300, Coulee City, WA, July 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1977
- Place: Coulee City, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 47.6117° N, 119.2895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coulee City, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6117&lon=-119.2895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55653, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55653-2014-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,750 total, 0 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770727038689A

## Narrative

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

CRANKSHAFT GEAR RETAINING SCREW FAILED.GR DISENGAGED FM OTR ACCESSORY GEARS.LYC P/N STD-1937.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N55653 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910509014919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910509014919A), May 9, 1991: Piper PA32300 (N55653), Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. Lost oil pressure on climbout and engine blew up. Tried return. Stalled into bay. Oil cooler lines deteriorated.

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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