# Accident 19770820026939A: Piper PA20, New River, AZ, August 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1977
- Place: New River, AZ
- Airport: Lake Pleasant
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.9159° N, 112.1360° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New River, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9159&lon=-112.1360&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7707K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7707K-2001-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 301 total, 10 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FUJ59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770820026939A

## Narrative

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

PLT TRIED TO LND IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON PARALLEL RWY. CRASHED 300FT SHORT OF DEPARTURE END.

## 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 LAX77FUJ59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ59), Aug 20, 1977: Piper PA-20 (N7707K), New River, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7707K (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20001103019149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001103019149A), Nov 3, 2000: Piper PA20 (N7707K), Hood River, OR, No damage. (-23) N7707K, a PA-20 conventional gear a/c, received substantial damage upon landing on rwy 7 at the Hood River, Oregon airport. The winds were calm and smoke…
- [Incident 19900105006209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900105006209I), Jan 5, 1990: Piper PA20 (N7707K), Hailey, ID, Minor damage. Aircraft nosed over on a touch and go landing. Inspection of brakes revealed no damage or contamination.
- [Incident 19870223017319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870223017319I), Feb 23, 1987: Piper PA20 (N7707K), Arco, ID, Minor damage. Landed due to deteriorating weather. Landed fast, departed end of the runway. Flipped over. Pitot blocked.

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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