# Accident 19771023038759A: Piper PA30, Wetumka, OK, October 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1977
- Place: Wetumka, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 35.2421° N, 96.2337° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wetumka, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2421&lon=-96.2337&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7623Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7623Y-1978-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,374 total, 374 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771023038759A

## 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 FTW78FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA006), Oct 23, 1977: Piper PA-30 (N7623Y), Wetumka, OK, destroyed, 2 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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