# Accident 19770921034229A: Piper PA28140, Boydton, VA, September 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1977
- Place: Boydton, VA
- Airport: Ashford Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.6661° N, 78.3907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boydton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6661&lon=-78.3907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2838T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2838T-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 155 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77DID31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770921034229A

## Narrative

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

NO3 EXHAUST VALVE FAILED.

## 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 IAD77DID31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DID31), Sep 21, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N2838T), Boydton, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2838T (1)

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

- [Accident 20021023032229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021023032229A), Oct 23, 2002: Piper PA28140 (N2838T), Patillas, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot experienced loss of power while executing a go-around, returned to airport and overshooted the runway, attempted to proceed airborne after…

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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