# Accident 19750830028429A: Piper PA24250, Rapid City, MI, August 30, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1975
- Place: Rapid City, MI
- Airport: Unlisted
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 44.8394° N, 85.2923° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rapid City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8394&lon=-85.2923&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6830P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6830P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 118 total, 65 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76DEM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750830028429A

## Narrative

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

SPEED ABT 10 MPH FASTER THAN INTENDED.

## 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 CHI76DEM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEM10), Aug 30, 1975: Piper PA-24 (N6830P), Rapid City, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6830P (1)

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

- [Incident 19901107054469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901107054469I), Nov 7, 1990: Piper PA24250 (N6830P), Byers, CO. Engine quit. Landed off airport. Fuel selector valve in position between tanks. Passengers foot possibly moved it.

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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