# Accident 19780522011199A: Piper PA34200, Eufaula, AL, May 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1978
- Place: Eufaula, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 31.8913° N, 85.1455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eufaula, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8913&lon=-85.1455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N577SA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N577SA-2021-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,545 total, 317 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DKJ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780522011199A

## 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 MIA78DKJ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ37), May 22, 1978: Piper PA-34 (N577SA), Eufaula, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N577SA (3)

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

- [Incident 20200427013059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200427013059I), Apr 27, 2020: Piper PA-34-200T (N577SA), San Bernardino, CA, Minor damage. On April 27, 2020 Piper N577SA was on a training flight from it's base airport of redlands CA to San Bernardino international airport for landing practice. On…
- [Incident 19991216036079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991216036079I), Dec 16, 1999: Piper PA34200T (N577SA), Sylvania, GA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot landed aircraft hard and turned fast and the right landing gear collapsed.
- [Incident 19860710054919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860710054919I), Jul 10, 1986: Piper PA34200T (N577SA), Angola, IN, Minor damage. Nose gear drag link broke on landing allowing the nose gear to collapse. Small fire put out in battery area.

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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