# Accident 19770919027679A: Piper PA28140, Lake Ozark, MO, September 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1977
- Place: Lake Ozark, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.2009° N, 92.6300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Ozark, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2009&lon=-92.6300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8385R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 14 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCG55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770919027679A

## Narrative

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

P/N614132 MANUFACTURED 9/66 BROKE.THE HOSE WAS VERY BRITTLE. A/C STRUCK PWR LINE.

## 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 MKC77FCG55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCG55), Sep 19, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N8385R), Lake Ozark, MO, 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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