# Accident 19770925030109A: Piper PA32260, Beaufort, SC, September 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1977
- Place: Beaufort, SC
- Airport: Beaufort County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.4531° N, 80.7186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaufort, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4531&lon=-80.7186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7744J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7744J-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 15 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FLG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770925030109A

## Narrative

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

RT INB FUEL TANK QUICK DRAIN MISSING.NO FUEL STAINS NOTED.

## 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 MIA77FLG38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG38), Sep 25, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N7744J), Beaufort, SC, 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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