# Accident 19770905032879A: Piper PA28151, Harriman, TN, September 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1977
- Place: Harriman, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.9304° N, 84.5626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harriman, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9304&lon=-84.5626&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32044, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32044-1977-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 39 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770905032879A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO THUNDER CELL

## 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 IAD77FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA064), Sep 5, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N32044), Harriman, TN, destroyed, 2 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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