# Accident 19770428009919A: Piper PA31, Grand Rapids, MI, April 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1977
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent Co International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7404L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,895 total, 1,415 in this make and model, 245 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770428009919A

## Narrative

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

RT MAIN GEAR AND INBOARD DOOR JAMMED.

## 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 CHI77FEM24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM24), Apr 28, 1977: Piper PA-31 (N7404L), Grand Rapids, MI, 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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