# Accident 19771002032999A: Piper PA32RT300, Los Fresnos, TX, October 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1977
- Place: Los Fresnos, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 26.0744° N, 97.4875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Fresnos, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0744&lon=-97.4875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5884V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32RT300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,160 total, 694 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771002032999A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW78DRG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRG05), Oct 2, 1977: Piper PA-32R (N5884V), Los Fresnos, TX, 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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