# Accident 19771222039959A: Piper PA28R, Giddings, TX, December 22, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1977
- Place: Giddings, TX
- Airport: Lee Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 30.1837° N, 96.9280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Giddings, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1837&lon=-96.9280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N116MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116MM-1978-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201T (registry code 7102813, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,989 total, 176 in this make and model, 422 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771222039959A

## 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 FTW78FA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FA019), Dec 22, 1977: Piper PA-28R (N116MM), Giddings, TX, 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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