# Accident 19770813024079A: Piper PA28180, Riley, OR, August 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1977
- Place: Riley, OR
- Airport: Ranch Road
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.5415° N, 119.5038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riley, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5415&lon=-119.5038&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7078W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 904 total, 40 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DYK21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYK21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770813024079A

## Narrative

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

SUDDEN GUST AT LIFTOFF PUT ACFT IN 60 DEG L BANK.WINGTIP STRUCK FENCEPOST.

## 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 SEA77DYK21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYK21), Aug 13, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N7078W), Riley, OR, 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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