# Accident 19771211039819A: Piper PA32R300, Buckhannon, WV, December 11, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1977
- Place: Buckhannon, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.9927° N, 80.2282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buckhannon, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9927&lon=-80.2282&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200HM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N200HM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,418 total, 77 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771211039819A

## 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 IAD78FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA021), Dec 11, 1977: Piper PA-32R (N200HM), Buckhannon, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N200HM (2)

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

- [Incident 20040204001129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040204001129I), Feb 4, 2004: Piper PA32R300 (N200HM), Fairbanks, AK. (-23) Aircraft was on final, when a circuit breaker controlling the fuel pump popped creating a puff of smoke. It was reported to tower whom then initiated an…
- [Accident 19751206040099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751206040099A), Dec 6, 1975: Piper PA32R300 (N200HM), Topping, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft in sharp l turn. Fwd baggage comp door opened in flt.

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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