# Accident 19741217041679A: Piper PA28140, Grosse Ile, MI, December 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1974
- Place: Grosse Ile, MI
- Airport: Grosse Ile
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.0991° N, 83.1615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GROSSE ILE MUNI (ONZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0991&lon=-83.1615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5063T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5063T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 851 total, 851 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741217041679A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SNOWBANK LOCATED IN RWY DISPLACED AREA.

## 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 CHI75FEC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC27), Dec 17, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N5063T), Grosse Ile, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5063T (1)

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

- [Accident 19910101000139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910101000139A), Jan 1, 1991: Piper PA28140 (N5063T), Pinnconning, MI, Substantial damage. Stalled and dropped onto approach end of runway on landing. Bent wing spars blamed windshear.

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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