# Accident 19771228042259A: Piper PA32260, Raeford, NC, December 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1977
- Place: Raeford, NC
- Airport: Raeford Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.9804° N, 79.2295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raeford, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9804&lon=-79.2295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N121MB-2011-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,756 total, 0 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771228042259A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK FILLER CAP MISSING

## 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 IAD78FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA026), Dec 28, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N121MB), Raeford, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N121MB (1)

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

- [Accident 19750704019329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750704019329A), Jul 4, 1975: Piper PA32260 (N121MB), Beech Island, SC, Substantial damage. R mag p lead coil to cond frayed.l mag cond rplcd mag ckd ok.

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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