# Accident 19730527016859A: Piper PA28140, Battle Creek, MI, May 27, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1973
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Airport: Wk Kellogg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 42.3212° N, 85.1797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Battle Creek, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3212&lon=-85.1797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N531FL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N531FL-1977-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 55 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI73DEM62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730527016859A

## Narrative

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

TAIL RAISED,PROP STRUCK GROUND BENT BOTH BLADES,NOSE GR FORK WRINKLED R WING.APPLIED WRONG RUD CTL

## 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 CHI73DEM62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM62), May 27, 1973: Piper PA-28 (N531FL), Battle Creek, MI, substantial damage

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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