# Accident 19760912028799A: Beech D17S, Mt Pleasant, MI, September 12, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1976
- Place: Mt Pleasant, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 43.5967° N, 84.7760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pleasant, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5967&lon=-84.7760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5400N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D17S
- Reported engine: PWA
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEM63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760912028799A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 CHI76FEM63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM63), Sep 12, 1976: Beech D-17S (N5400N), Mt Pleasant, 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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