# Accident 19771214042069A: Piper PA28180, Ocracoke, NC, December 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1977
- Place: Ocracoke, NC
- Airport: Ocracoke
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.0732° N, 75.9985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocracoke, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0732&lon=-75.9985&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7285W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7285W-1982-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 583 total, 0 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771214042069A

## Narrative

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

SAND DUNE. WITNESS STATED TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN APPROX 3 MILES NORTH OF A/P.

## 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 IAD78FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA022), Dec 14, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N7285W), Ocracoke, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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