# Accident 19760105001859A: Piper PA28140, Eaton Rapids, MI, January 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1976
- Place: Eaton Rapids, MI
- Airport: Skyway Estates
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.5838° N, 84.6515° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYWAY ESTATES (60G), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5838&lon=-84.6515&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5549F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5549F-1977-07-25) (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: 595 total, 362 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760105001859A

## 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 CHI76FEM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM23), Jan 5, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N5549F), Eaton Rapids, 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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