# Accident 19771026040249A: Piper PA32260, Troutdale, OR, October 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1977
- Place: Troutdale, OR
- Airport: Troutdale
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 45.5392° N, 122.3927° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troutdale, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5392&lon=-122.3927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1230W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1230W-1980-06-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 62 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771026040249A

## 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 SEA78FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA005), Oct 26, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N1230W), Troutdale, OR, 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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