# Accident 19770602021879A: Piper PA32300, Clam Lake, WI, June 2, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1977
- Place: Clam Lake, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 46.1619° N, 90.9038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clam Lake, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1619&lon=-90.9038&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8383C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8383C-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 183 total, 25 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77DEP36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEP36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770602021879A

## Narrative

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

BENDIX FUEL INJECTOR SERVICE MODEL #RSA-10EDI NOT PROPERLY ASSEMBLED.

## 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 CHI77DEP36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEP36), Jun 2, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N8383C), Clam Lake, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8383C (1)

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

- [Incident 20000422017909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000422017909I), Apr 22, 2000: Piper PA23250 (N8383C), Giddings, TX. (-23)While in cruise flight pilot noticed there was a fire in the #1 engine. Pilot shut down engine and secured fuel, fire went out. Landed at Giddings, Texas…

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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