19771020032709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Tampa, FL · October 20, 1977

Date: October 20, 1977
Place: Tampa, FL
Airport: Vandenberg
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7330P
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA77FLD08
Reported as: Piper PA24250
Reported engine: Lycoming
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total600 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7330PRegistered now · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-2509 · Built 1961 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Exhaust valve failed at stem. 789-40 faild at stem

As the FAA filed it

EXHAUST VALVE FAILED AT STEM. 789-40 FAILD AT STEM

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA77FLD08Accident · No injuriesClosedTampa, FLOct 20, 1977 · Substantial damage