# Accident 19771125037049A: Piper PA32260, Currant, NV, November 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1977
- Place: Currant, NV
- Airport: Currant Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.7360° N, 115.4803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CURRANT RANCH (9U7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7360&lon=-115.4803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17KA-1982-09-21) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 7 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVW04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVW04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771125037049A

## Narrative

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

AIRPORT HAD FLASHING YELLOW CONSTRUCTION LIGHTS ON RUNWAY EDGE.AUTO HEADLIGHTS USED AT THRESHOLD.

## 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 OAK78FVW04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVW04), Nov 25, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N17KA), Currant, NV, 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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