# Accident 19770821026989A: Piper PA18135, Edenton, NC, August 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 1977
- Place: Edenton, NC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 36.0586° N, 76.5990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edenton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0586&lon=-76.5990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8285C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8285C-1978-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,601 total, 520 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77DLJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DLJ32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770821026989A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 IAD77DLJ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DLJ32), Aug 21, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N8285C), Edenton, NC, 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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