# Accident 19771107039639A: Rkwell NA26540, LA, November 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1977
- Place: LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N77AP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77AP-1982-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NA-265-40 (registry code 6402608, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-na-265-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL NA26540
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,612 total, 243 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771107039639A

## 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 FTW78FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA011), Nov 7, 1977: N.American NA-265 (N77AP), New Orleans, LA, destroyed, 3 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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