# Accident 19770903027899A: Piper PA24250, Dimmitt, TX, September 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1977
- Place: Dimmitt, TX
- Airport: Dimmitt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 34.5667° N, 102.3227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DIMMITT MUNI (T55), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5667&lon=-102.3227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6434P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6434P-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 738 total, 75 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DQG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770903027899A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW77DQG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG52), Sep 3, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N6434P), Dimmitt, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6434P (1)

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

- [Incident 19790408012129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790408012129I), Apr 8, 1979: Piper PA24250 (N6434P), Olathe, KS, Minor damage. Pilot unable to get safe gear indication. Left main folded. Landing gear jackscrew pulled out from attachment

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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