# Accident 19771130037249A: Piper PA28140, Big Cedar, OK, November 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1977
- Place: Big Cedar, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.6459° N, 94.6488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Big Cedar, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6459&lon=-94.6488&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8261N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8261N-2017-04-13) (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: 3,910 total, 31 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DPM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771130037249A

## Narrative

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

HIT TOPS OF TREES WHILE FLYING IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 FTW78DPM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPM01), Nov 30, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N8261N), Big Cedar, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8261N (2)

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

- [Accident 19950903027779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950903027779A), Sep 3, 1995: Piper PA28140 (N8261N), Mt Pleasant, UT, Substantial damage. Cleared obstacles on climbout. Unable to accelerate. Mushed into parking lot. Gross weight density altitude factors
- [Incident 19860814058399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860814058399I), Aug 14, 1986: Piper PA28140 (N8261N), Clarksville, AR. Oil line ruptured, cockpit filled with smoke. Overshot the runway on the forced landing. Oil line to cooler ruptured

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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