# Accident 19771227041499A: Piper PA32R300, Selma, AL, December 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1977
- Place: Selma, AL
- Airport: Craig Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.4170° N, 87.0357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selma, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4170&lon=-87.0357&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3570Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3570Q-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-300 (registry code 7103213, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 768 total, 95 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DKJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771227041499A

## Narrative

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

LOOSE ALTERNATOR BELT.

## 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 MIA78DKJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ16), Dec 27, 1977: Piper PA-32R (N3570Q), Selma, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3570Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19810701038159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810701038159A), Jul 1, 1981: Piper PA32R300 (N3570Q), Vicksburg, MS, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Proceeded night VFR into area of severe thunderstorms and heavy rain. Lost control. High speed ground impact.

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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