# Accident 19771020032709A: Piper PA24250, Tampa, FL, October 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1977
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Vandenberg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 27.9475° N, 82.4584° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tampa, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9475&lon=-82.4584&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7330P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7330P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 600 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FLD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771020032709A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA77FLD08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLD08), Oct 20, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N7330P), Tampa, FL, 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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