# Accident 19770831033399A: Aerosp 262ANORD, Philadelphia, PA, August 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1977
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7885A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7885A-1981-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nord 262-A (registry code 6380501, https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-262-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP 262ANORD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,820 total, 1,380 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770831033399A

## Narrative

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

CABIN PERSONNEL WARNED TO BE SEATED. PAX GOT UP, FLT ATTENDANT GOT UP TO SEAT PAX.

## 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 NYC77FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA092), Aug 31, 1977: Nord-Avion 262 (N7885A), Philadelphia, PA, no damage

## Other reports on N7885A (2)

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

- [Incident 19790111001119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790111001119I), Jan 11, 1979: Aerosp 262ANORD (N7885A), Pittsburgh, PA. Left main gear did not indicate lock down. Cause undetermined, situation could not be duplicated.
- [Incident 19790108001409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790108001409I), Jan 8, 1979: Aerosp 262ANORD (N7885A), Pittsburgh, PA, Damage unknown. Could not get safe gear indication, landed safely.

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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