# NTSB IAD77;ID30: Piper PA-22, N4323A, Pungo, VA, September 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1977
- Place: Pungo, VA · PUNGO, VA
- Location: 36.7235° N, 76.0177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pungo, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7235&lon=-76.0177&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 2, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77;ID30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77%3BID30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2848  77/9/18    PUNGO,VA            PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1513
        TIME - 1235                    N4323A              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL ADVERTISING        TOTAL HOURS, 103 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUNGO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUNGO,VA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- BANNER PICK-UP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4323A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4323A-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N 22-3675, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pungo

## 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 19770918030039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770918030039A), Sep 18, 1977: Piper PA22150, Pungo, VA, Substantial damage. Banner pick-up.

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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