# Accident 19750102000269A: Piper PA28140, Troy, MI, January 2, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 1975
- Place: Troy, MI
- Airport: Grand Prix
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.6056° N, 83.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Troy, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6056&lon=-83.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55580, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55580-1995-11-08) (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: 1,135 total, 620 in this make and model, 245 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEC32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750102000269A

## Narrative

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

QUICK DRAIN MISSING.

## 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 CHI75FEC32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC32), Jan 2, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N55580), Troy, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N55580 (1)

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

- [Accident 19800526017079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526017079A), May 26, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N55580), Blanco, TX, Substantial damage. Landed long on private strip. Unable to stop on runway. Ran off end. Ran through two fences.

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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