# Accident 19771130037229A: Piper PA28160, Sheldon, SC, November 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1977
- Place: Sheldon, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.5955° N, 80.7994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheldon, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5955&lon=-80.7994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2047M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2047M-2011-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,122 total, 17 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DLG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771130037229A

## 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 MIA78DLG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLG06), Nov 30, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N2047M), Sheldon, SC, destroyed

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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