# Accident 19780221001649A: Piper PA32300, February 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1978
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Aircraft: N3737M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3737M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB UNK78X0109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780221001649A

## 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 UNK78X0109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK78X0109), Feb 21, 1978: Piper PA-32 (N3737M), Cerralvo, Mexico, substantial damage

## Other reports on N3737M (1)

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

- [Accident 19800304004509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800304004509A), Mar 4, 1980: Piper PA32300 (N3737M), North Myrtle Be, SC, Substantial damage. Lost control of airplane on application of power for takeoff. Skidded into snowbank.

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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