# Accident 19771227042249A: Piper PA28151, Martinsburg, PA, December 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1977
- Place: Martinsburg, PA
- Airport: Altoona-Blair Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.2964° N, 78.3200° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALTOONA/BLAIR COUNTY (AOO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2964&lon=-78.3200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43157, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43157-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771227042249A

## 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 NYC78FGM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM14), Dec 27, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N43157), Martinsburg, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N43157 (1)

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

- [Incident 19781125024629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781125024629I), Nov 25, 1978: Piper PA28151 (N43157), Ellington, CT, Minor damage. Pilot encountered downdraft and landed short of runway.

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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