# NTSB IAD77FKM10: Piper PA-28R, N472HH, Julian, NC, January 8, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 8, 1977
- Place: Julian, NC · JULIAN, NC
- Location: 35.9051° N, 79.6603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Julian, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9051&lon=-79.6603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77FKM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FKM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0270   77/1/8    JULIAN,NC           PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 342
        TIME - 1925                    N472HH              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAUSEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STATESVILLE,NC              RALEIGH,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX PULLED GUN & THREATENED TO KILL PLT. PLT INTNTIONALLY CRASH-LANDED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N472HH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Causey

## 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 19770108000919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770108000919A), Jan 8, 1977: Piper PA28R200, Julian, NC, Substantial damage. Pax pulled gun & threatened to kill plt. Plt intntionally crash-landed.

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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