# Accident 19770401006019A: Piper PA18150, Ankeny, IA, April 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1977
- Place: Ankeny, IA
- Airport: North Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.7297° N, 93.6058° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ankeny, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7297&lon=-93.6058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4367Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,439 total, 200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770401006019A

## Narrative

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

AT CHILLICOTHE CHANGED DESTINATION TO DES MOINES

## 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 MKC77FCD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD15), Apr 1, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N4367Z), Ankeny, IA, 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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