# Accident 19770822027551A: Piper PA28R200, Beaufort, NC, August 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1977
- Place: Beaufort, NC
- Airport: Beaufort-Morehead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 34.7234° N, 76.6492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaufort, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7234&lon=-76.6492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33867, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33867) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 4 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FLJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770822027551A

## Narrative

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

PLT EXECUTING 180 DEG ENG OUT PRACTICE APCH

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8378X, Cessna 172C: [Accident 19770822027552A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770822027552A)

## 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 IAD77FLJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FLJ34), Aug 22, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N33867), Beaufort, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N33867 (1)

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

- [Accident 19781225040409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781225040409A), Dec 25, 1978: Piper PA28R200 (N33867), Napoleon, MI, Substantial damage. Flatbed truck.

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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