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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-108 · Delton, MI · September 11, 1976

Date
September 11, 1976
Place
Delton, MI
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5505Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI76FEM59
Reported as
Piper PA22108
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
311 total125 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Circling a golf course to drop a small parachute with an attached gift.

As the FAA filed it

CIRCLING A GOLF COURSE TO DROP A SMALL PARACHUTE WITH AN ATTACHED GIFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.