# Accident 19770812029699A: Airpts A9, Sylvania, GA, August 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1977
- Place: Sylvania, GA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 32.7472° N, 81.6407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylvania, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7472&lon=-81.6407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8032V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8032V-2018-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9 (registry code 0144202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,133 total, 85 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77DKG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG64) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770812029699A

## Narrative

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

NUMBER 3 EXHAUST VALVE FAILED. HIT CORN SHORT OF RWY.

## 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 MIA77DKG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG64), Aug 12, 1977: Aero Comdr A-9 (N8032V), Sylvania, GA, 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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