# Accident 19970822023379A: Piper PA24180, Marietta, OK, August 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1997, 20:20 local time
- Place: Marietta, OK
- Airport: Mcgehee Catfish Restaurant
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9295° N, 97.1197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9295&lon=-97.1197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N177MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N177MM-1999-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-180 (registry code 7102403, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 747 total, 627 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970822023379A

## Narrative

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

EARLY LIFTOFF FULL LOAD. SETTLED ON RAISING GEAR AND FLAPS. UNABLE CLEAR TERRAIN AND TREES. BELLIED IN GRASSY AREA. (-23) DEPARTED SHORT GRASS STRIP WITH A RIGHT CROSS WIND. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF VALLEY AFTER PILOT RETRACTED GEAR AND FLAPS. AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO GROUND AND SLID INTO TREES AND BRUSH.

## 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 FTW97LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA325), Aug 23, 1997: Piper PA-24-180 (N177MM), Marietta, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to follow procedures/directives for takeoff. Factors were the runway's rough/uneven condition and the hilly terrain on the departure end of the 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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