# Accident 19770314006189A: Piper PA22150, Whitman, NE, March 14, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1977
- Place: Whitman, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 42.0419° N, 101.5232° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitman, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0419&lon=-101.5232&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4812A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4812A-2013-07-19) (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: 300 total, 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770314006189A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SNOW BANK ON TAKEOFF FROM COUNTY ROAD.RIGHT CROSS WIND GUSTS 12K

## 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 MKC77DCJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCJ15), Mar 14, 1977: Piper PA-22 (N4812A), Whitman, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4812A (1)

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

- [Accident 19820221001539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820221001539A), Feb 21, 1982: Piper PA22150 (N4812A), Alliance, NE, Substantial damage. Aircraft lost altitude after takeoff and hit small hill. Pilot stated he raised flaps too soon.

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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