# Accident 19770220002689A: Piper PA22150, Alma, MI, February 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1977
- Place: Alma, MI
- Airport: Gratiot Community
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 43.3221° N, 84.6879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRATIOT COMMUNITY (AMN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3221&lon=-84.6879&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7449D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7449D-2008-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 151 total, 151 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770220002689A

## Narrative

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

HAND PROPPED.PARKING BRAKE DID NOT HOLD.

## 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 CHI77FEM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM18), Feb 20, 1977: Piper PA-22 (N7449D), Alma, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7449D (2)

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

- [Incident 19990411003429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990411003429I), Apr 11, 1999: Piper PA22150 (N7449D), Cypress, TX, Minor damage. (-5)While on cruise fligth plane began to shake and yaw. Pilot elected to make an emergency landing in a field causing minor damage. Inspection revealed that a…
- [Incident 19830626034329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626034329I), Jun 26, 1983: Piper PA22150 (N7449D), Pineland, TX, Minor damage. Engine started with mags off when pilot hand turned prop to clear engine. Aircraft ran into a parked aircraft.

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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