# Accident 19771016035909A: Piper PA30, Festus, MO, October 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1977
- Place: Festus, MO
- Airport: Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.2192° N, 90.4098° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Festus, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2192&lon=-90.4098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7885Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7885Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,770 total, 95 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771016035909A

## 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 MKC78DCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCA01), Oct 16, 1977: Piper PA-30 (N7885Y), Festus, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7885Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19891012055059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891012055059I), Oct 12, 1989: Piper PA30 (N7885Y), Birmingham, AL, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Report from repair facility to be forwarded.

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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