# Accident 19770320004939A: Piper PA28180, Waupun, WI, March 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1977
- Place: Waupun, WI
- Airport: Waupun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 43.6222° N, 88.7668° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WAUPUN (WI07), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6222&lon=-88.7668&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56140, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 4 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77DEP27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEP27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770320004939A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI77DEP27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEP27), Mar 20, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N56140), Waupun, WI, 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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