# Accident 19770823031689A: Piper PA28R200, West Chester, PA, August 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1977
- Place: West Chester, PA
- Airport: West Chester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.9599° N, 75.6054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chester, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9599&lon=-75.6054&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3932R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3932R-1999-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 575 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FHD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHD27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770823031689A

## Narrative

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

LNDD ON UNLIGHTED CLOSED RWY.

## 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 NYC77FHD27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHD27), Aug 23, 1977: Piper PA-28R (N3932R), West Chester, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3932R (1)

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

- [Incident 19790414012289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790414012289I), Apr 14, 1979: Piper PA28R200 (N3932R), Beaver Falls, PA, Minor damage. Pilot could not extend nose ger fully. Nose gear up stop not properly rigged, centering roller out of the bracket

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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