# Accident 19750824026709A: Piper PA20, Charlotte, MI, August 24, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1975
- Place: Charlotte, MI
- Airport: Fitch H Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.5741° N, 84.8121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FITCH H BEACH (FPK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5741&lon=-84.8121&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6993K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6993K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-20 (registry code 7102002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 292 total, 208 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76DEM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750824026709A

## Narrative

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

EMPENNAGE BROKE OFF,FUSELAGE DMGD,REAR SPAR BENT ON BOTH WINGS.

## 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 CHI76DEM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEM08), Aug 24, 1975: Piper PA-20 (N6993K), Charlotte, 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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