# Accident 19770831034719A: Piper PA32260, Corona, CA, August 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1977
- Place: Corona, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 33.8753° N, 117.5664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corona, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8753&lon=-117.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3422W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3422W-1977-11-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 950 total, 7 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770831034719A

## Narrative

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

TOP OF OVERCAST 2500FT.HIT MTN 2700FT MSL.

## 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 LAX77FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA069), Aug 31, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N3422W), Corona, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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