# Accident 19771014034339A: Piper PA24, Camilla, GA, October 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1977
- Place: Camilla, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 31.2341° N, 84.2096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Camilla, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2341&lon=-84.2096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6746P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6746P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24 (registry code 7102402, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 353 total, 24 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FLA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLA05-144834) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771014034339A

## Narrative

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

CRANKSHAFT OIL SEAL MISSING.LNDD ON HWY AT NITE.HIT SIGN POST.

## 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 MIA77FLA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLA05-144834), Oct 14, 1977: Piper PA24 (N6746P), Camilla, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6746P (1)

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

- [Incident 19840524044909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840524044909I), May 24, 1984: Piper PA24 (N6746P), Lafayette, GA, Minor damage. Landed gear up. Pilot stated he forgot to extend the gear for 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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