# Accident 19760816026729A: Piper PA28140, Fraser, MI, August 16, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1976
- Place: Fraser, MI
- Airport: Mckinley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.5377° N, 82.9467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fraser, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5377&lon=-82.9467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56615 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEC54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760816026729A

## Narrative

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

ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TRACTOR. SUBSTANTIAL DMG. NO STANDARD ARPT FLAG OR ROTATING BEACON ON TRACTOR

## 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 CHI76FEC54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC54), Aug 16, 1976: Piper PA-28 (N56615), Fraser, 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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