# Accident 19770320022989A: Piper PA24260, Spirit Lake, IA, March 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1977
- Place: Spirit Lake, IA
- Airport: Spirit Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.3874° N, 95.1395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPIRIT LAKE MUNI (0F3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3874&lon=-95.1395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8623P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8623P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,370 total, 809 in this make and model, 101 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770320022989A

## Narrative

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

ABOUT 50 LBS OVER WT NOT ENCL ICE ON WINGS

## 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 MKC77FCD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD14), Mar 20, 1977: Piper PA-24 (N8623P), Spirit Lake, IA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8623P (3)

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

- [Incident 19850830050009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850830050009I), Aug 30, 1985: Piper PA24260 (N8623P), Montrose, CO, Minor damage. Gear collapsed on rollout. Same thing happened 55 hours before. Pilot thinks cause is failed motor attach plate.
- [Incident 19830919066129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830919066129I), Sep 19, 1983: Piper PA24260 (N8623P), Montrose, CO, Minor damage. Loud snap on touchdown. Landing gear collapsed. Nose gear downlock mechanism had failed.
- [Incident 19820710041079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820710041079I), Jul 10, 1982: Piper PA24260 (N8623P), Montrose, CO, Minor damage. Fire occured on starting engine when fuel line, PN23195-02 leaked under pressure.

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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