# NTSB FTW77FPG73: Piper PA-24, N8907P, Garfield, AR, August 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1977
- Place: Garfield, AR · GARFIELD, AR
- Location: 36.4519° N, 93.9786° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garfield, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4519&lon=-93.9786&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 3 serious, 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146610
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPG73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPG73

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1691   77/8/6    GARFIELD,AR         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 202
        TIME - 1605                    N8907P              PX-  0  2  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 148 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOST BRIDGE VL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILLSBORO,KS                GARFIELD,AR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ONE WAY STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8907P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8907P-1981-10-19), registration cancelled 1981-10-19, S/N 244362 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lost Bridge Vl

## 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 19770806022469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770806022469A), Aug 6, 1977: Piper PA24260, Garfield, AR, Substantial damage. One way strip.

## Other investigations on N8907P (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 MIA70D0219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0219), Oct 25, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N8907P), Mngrve Cay, Burkina Faso, substantial damage

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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