# Accident 19760618038359A: Piper PA22135, Gadwin, MI, June 18, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1976
- Place: Gadwin, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N2227A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2227A-1977-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 346 total, 99 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76AC081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760618038359A

## Narrative

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

WITNESS REPORTED HEAVY RAIN,LOW CEILINGS & VISIBILITIES.RECOVERED 10/9/76.

## 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 CHI76AC081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC081), Jun 18, 1976: Piper PA-22 (N2227A), Gadwin, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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