# Accident 19731216039049A: Piper PA11, Newaygo, MI, December 16, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1973
- Place: Newaygo, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.4173° N, 85.7995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newaygo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4173&lon=-85.7995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78698, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78698-2012-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-11 (registry code 7101102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA11
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 22 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731216039049A

## Narrative

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

SNOW COVERED CORN FIELD FIVE INCHES IN DEPTH.

## 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 CHI74DEM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM30), Dec 16, 1973: Piper PA-11 (N78698), Newaygo, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N78698 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19761228040859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761228040859A), Dec 28, 1976: Piper PA11 (N78698), Perry, FL, Substantial damage. Wea brief from plt who had prev flown route. Lnd in swamp. No radio abd. Recovery date 12/29/76.

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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