# Accident 19770730024429A: Piper PA28151, Edgartown, MA, July 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1977
- Place: Edgartown, MA
- Airport: Martha Vineyard
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.3899° N, 70.5197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgartown, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3899&lon=-70.5197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57363, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57363-1977-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FNA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770730024429A

## Narrative

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

PLT ATTN ON RWY WHEN R WING STRUCK TREES.

## 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 NYC77FNA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNA25), Jul 30, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N57363), Edgartown, MA, 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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