# NTSB FTW77DPG81: Piper PA-25, N8545L, Piggott, AR, September 2, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1977
- Place: Piggott, AR · PIGGOTT, AR
- Location: 36.3872° N, 90.1989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piggott, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3872&lon=-90.1989&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145641
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DPG81
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPG81

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1968   77/9/2    PIGGOTT,AR          PIPER PA-25         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N8545L              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 24, 1108 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            411 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIGGOTT MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIGGOTT,AR                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8545L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8545L-1977-10-28), registration cancelled 1977-10-28, S/N 25-4965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-25
- Registry model: [Piper PA-25-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-25-260) (registry code 7102508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Piggott Municipal

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770902025769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770902025769A), Sep 2, 1977: Piper PA25260, Piggott, AR, Destroyed. Acft destroyed by fire.

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.

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