# Accident 19760531016509A: Piper PA28R200, Munster, IN, May 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1976
- Place: Munster, IN
- Airport: Lansing Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 41.5471° N, 87.5041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Munster, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5471&lon=-87.5041&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56639, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56639) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,130 total, 34 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FET37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531016509A

## Narrative

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

PLT DESCENDED BELOW MDA WITHOUT ADEQUATE VIS.

## 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 CHI76FET37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FET37), May 31, 1976: Piper PA-28R (N56639), Munster, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N56639 (2)

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

- [Accident 19970511009749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970511009749A), May 11, 1997: Piper PA28R200 (N56639), Pottstown, PA, Minor damage, 1 fatal. CFI aided pilot in starting engine. Got out. Jumpd forward off wing and was struck by the idling propeller.
- [Incident 19860307023109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860307023109I), Mar 7, 1986: Piper PA28R200 (N56639), Dublin, GA, Minor damage. Nose gear could not be extended fully for landing. Crosswind takeoff may have caused nose wheel bracket to break.

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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