# Accident 19760911029249A: Piper PA22108, Delton, MI, September 11, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1976
- Place: Delton, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 42.4964° N, 85.4145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4964&lon=-85.4145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5505Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5505Z-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 311 total, 125 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEM59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760911029249A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI76FEM59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM59), Sep 11, 1976: Piper PA-22 (N5505Z), Delton, 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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