# Accident 19771202038359A: Piper PA28R200, San Marcus, OR, December 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1977
- Place: San Marcus, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N9346N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9346N-1978-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 129 total, 0 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771202038359A

## Narrative

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

ENG FAILED INTERNALLY. LDG ON FREEWAY.

## 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 LAX78FUM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUM06), Dec 2, 1977: Piper PA-28R (N9346N), San Marcus, CA, 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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