# Accident 19750314005379A: Piper PA20135, Flint, MI, March 14, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1975
- Place: Flint, MI
- Airport: Bishop-Flint
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 43.0125° N, 83.6875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flint, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0125&lon=-83.6875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2571A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2571A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20-135 (registry code 7102010, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,225 total, 11 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DEC40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DEC40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750314005379A

## Narrative

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

L ELEV AND L WING BENT.BRAKES CKD OK.WIND GUSTING 20K.

## 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 NYC75DEC40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DEC40), Mar 14, 1975: Piper PA-20 (N2571A), Flint, 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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