# Accident 19770213003079A: Piper PA28R180, Portland, IN, February 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1977
- Place: Portland, IN
- Airport: Steed Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 40.4377° N, 84.9835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4377&lon=-84.9835&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7670J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7670J-2014-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 715 total, 496 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEX13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770213003079A

## Narrative

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

CARBURETOR INTAKE AIR HOSE, PN 63633-57. HIT FENCE POST DURING FORCED LANDING ROLL.

## 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 CHI77FEX13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX13), Feb 13, 1977: Piper PA-28R (N7670J), Portland, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7670J (2)

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

- [Accident 19830426016189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830426016189A), Apr 26, 1983: Piper PA28R180 (N7670J), Havana, IL, Destroyed. Reported gear unsafe light. Struck a hill off end of runway on attempted go around. Possible downdraft. Crosswind.
- [Incident 19780103001019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780103001019I), Jan 3, 1978: Piper PA28R180 (N7670J), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on roll out. Cause undetermined.

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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