# Accident 19770924032939A: Piper PA28151, Monroeville, PA, September 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1977
- Place: Monroeville, PA
- Airport: Monroeville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.4263° N, 79.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroeville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4263&lon=-79.7614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41491, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41491-1994-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 619 total, 232 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGM46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM46-201254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770924032939A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SYSTEM,MAGNETOS,ENGINE CONTROL LINKAGES WERE CHECKED OK.INTNTL LNDG IN TREES.

## 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 NYC78FGM46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM46-201254), Sep 24, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N41491), Monroeville, 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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