# Accident 19751226040169A: Piper PA28R200, Detroit, MI, December 26, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1975
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56889, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56889) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,875 total, 10 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751226040169A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI76FEC17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC17), Dec 26, 1975: Piper PA-28 (N56889), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N56889 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880709032199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880709032199I), Jul 9, 1988: Piper PA28R200 (N56889), Jefferson, IA, Minor damage. Distracted by traffic. Forgot to extend the landing gear. Landed gear up. Pilot had gear override switch on.

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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