# Accident 19771007030599A: Piper PA28181, Sweet Springs, MO, October 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1977
- Place: Sweet Springs, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.9643° N, 93.4165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sweet Springs, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9643&lon=-93.4165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4100Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4100Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 74 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG02-201262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771007030599A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED LANDING ON HIGHWAY.HIT POWERLINE.

## 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 MKC78FCG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCG02-201262), Oct 7, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N4100Q), Sweet Springs, MO, 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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