# Accident 19770918029009A: Piper PA22150, Titusville, PA, September 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1977
- Place: Titusville, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.6272° N, 79.6698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Titusville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6272&lon=-79.6698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3240Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3240Z-1981-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 123 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FGM44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM44) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770918029009A

## Narrative

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

1200FT WET STRIP,GRASS 5-6IN HIGH.HIT ROCKS.

## 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 NYC77FGM44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM44), Sep 18, 1977: Piper PA-22 (N3240Z), Titusville, PA, substantial damage

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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