# Accident 19770729025459A: Piper PA22150, Pulaski, TN, July 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1977
- Place: Pulaski, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.1933° N, 87.0335° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pulaski, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1933&lon=-87.0335&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3159Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3159Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FKW24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FKW24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770729025459A

## Narrative

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

SEDIMENT BOWL FULL OF WATER & TRASH.

## 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 IAD77FKW24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FKW24), Jul 29, 1977: Piper PA-22 (N3159Z), Pulaski, TN, destroyed

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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