# Accident 19770413007279A: Piper PA28140, Lapeer, MI, April 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1977
- Place: Lapeer, MI
- Airport: Dupont Lapeer
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 43.0665° N, 83.2716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DUPONT/LAPEER (D95), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0665&lon=-83.2716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4565X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4565X-1982-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77DEC25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEC25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770413007279A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 33K.

## 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 CHI77DEC25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEC25), Apr 13, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N4565X), Lapeer, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4565X (1)

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

- [Accident 19810812049189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810812049189A), Aug 12, 1981: Piper PA28140 (N4565X), Altamont, IL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft observed to crash after engine quit in straight and level flight.

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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