# Accident 19770729022859A: Piper PA22, Capron, VA, July 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1977
- Place: Capron, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 36.7093° N, 77.2013° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Capron, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7093&lon=-77.2013&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1681P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1681P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22 (registry code 7102202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 227 total, 88 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77DID26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770729022859A

## Narrative

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

OIL PRESS GAGE FLEX HOSE,P/N72791-02,FAILED.896HRS ON PART.

## 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 IAD77DID26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID26), Jul 29, 1977: Piper PA-22 (N1681P), Capron, VA, 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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