# Accident 19770809030709A: Piper PA34200T, Huntingburg, IN, August 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1977
- Place: Huntingburg, IN
- Airport: Huntingburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd To Tkof/Rtrcrft
- Location: 38.2490° N, 86.9528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HUNTINGBURG (HNB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2490&lon=-86.9528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32174, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32174-1988-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,882 total, 231 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77DEX42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEX42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770809030709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A 180 DEGREE TURN ON A TAXIWAY WHEN THE RT MAIN LEFT THE PAVED SURFACE.

## 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 CHI77DEX42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEX42), Aug 9, 1977: Piper PA-34 (N32174), Huntingburg, IN, 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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