# Accident 19770205002229A: Piper PA24250, Tolono, IL, February 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1977
- Place: Tolono, IL
- Airport: Tuscola
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 39.7812° N, 88.3064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TUSCOLA (K96), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7812&lon=-88.3064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7440P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7440P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-250 (registry code 7102404, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24250
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 313 total, 103 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEV11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770205002229A

## Narrative

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

FIRST FLIGHT OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION. MIXTURE CONTROL MISROUTED.

## 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 CHI77FEV11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV11), Feb 5, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N7440P), Tolono, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7440P (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20090516025829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090516025829A), May 16, 2009: Piper PA-24-250 (N7440P), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. At approximately 1140 adt, pilot was returning to anderson lake strip, Wasilla (0AK1). Pilot reduced power and when carb heat was applied engine died. Pilot…

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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