# Accident 19771028036609A: Piper PA28140, Fishers Isl, NY, October 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1977
- Place: Fishers Isl, NY
- Airport: Fishers Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 41.2677° N, 71.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fishers Island, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2677&lon=-71.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16357, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16357) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,046 total, 6 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DHJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771028036609A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SAND DUNE SHORT OF RWY.

## 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 NYC78DHJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DHJ01), Oct 28, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N16357), Fishers Isl, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N16357 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19900619034959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900619034959I), Jun 19, 1990: Piper PA28140 (N16357), Annapolis, MD, Minor damage. Departed end of runway on a downwind landing. Wind shifted while the aircraft was on final approach.
- [Incident 19880512029779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880512029779I), May 12, 1988: Piper PA28140 (N16357), Baltimore, MD. Student pilot became lost while flying crosscountry. Made a precautionary landing in a field.

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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