# Accident 19770819038719A: Piper PA31P, Modesto, CA, August 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1977
- Place: Modesto, CA
- Airport: Modesto
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.6391° N, 120.9969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Modesto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6391&lon=-120.9969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7670L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7670L-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31P (registry code 7103120, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIGO-541SER (registry code 41539, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tigo-541ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,912 total, 31 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770819038719A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK77FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA048), Aug 19, 1977: Piper PA-31P (N7670L), Modesto, CA, 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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