# Accident 19770917030009A: Piper PA24, Birmingham, AL, September 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1977
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Airport: Birmingham,Al
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.5207° N, 86.8025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birmingham, AL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5207&lon=-86.8025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5779P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5779P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,201 total, 40 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKJ83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ83) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770917030009A

## 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 MIA77FKJ83](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ83), Sep 17, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N5779P), Birmingham, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5779P (1)

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

- [Accident 20210605006809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210605006809A), Jun 5, 2021: Piper PA-24 (N5779P), Monticello, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot approached runway 33 at msv. Upon touchdown the right main tire was found to be deflated. Loss of directional control occurred which resulted in right…

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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