# Accident 19771105033829A: Piper PA31, Delaware, OH, November 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1977
- Place: Delaware, OH
- Airport: Delaware Co.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.2797° N, 83.1148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Delaware Municipal Airport (DLZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2797&lon=-83.1148&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9208Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9208Y-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,572 total, 70 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771105033829A

## Narrative

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

DARK NIGHT.

## 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 CHI78FEK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK03), Nov 5, 1977: Piper PA-31 (N9208Y), Delaware, OH, 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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