# Accident 19770922028109A: Piper PA30, Vichy, MO, September 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1977
- Place: Vichy, MO
- Airport: Rolla Natl
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.1274° N, 91.7695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Rolla National Airport (VIH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1274&lon=-91.7695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7866Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7866Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 504 total, 201 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCA31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770922028109A

## Narrative

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

GENERATOR SWITCHES FOUND IN OFF POSITION.NO FLASHLIGHT ON BOARD.

## 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 MKC77FCA31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCA31), Sep 22, 1977: Piper PA-30 (N7866Y), Vichy, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7866Y (2)

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

- [Incident 19900215008769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900215008769I), Feb 15, 1990: Piper PA30 (N7866Y), Lincolnton, NC. Instructor shut down right engine with mixture control. Told student to go around. Landed in grass by runway.
- [Incident 19880804030209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880804030209I), Aug 4, 1988: Piper PA30 (N7866Y), Washington, DC, Minor damage. Hard landing,bounced,made a go around. Tower advised left gear damaged. Proceeded to Dulles intl for gear up landing.

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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