# Accident 19771020036519A: Piper PA28R200, Columbus, TX, October 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1977
- Place: Columbus, TX
- Airport: Columbus Stock
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 29.7028° N, 96.5571° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7028&lon=-96.5571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32061, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32061-1982-04-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,081 total, 58 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FQD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQD02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771020036519A

## 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 DEN78FQD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FQD02), Oct 20, 1977: Piper PA-28R (N32061), Columbus, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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