# Accident 19770619015049A: Piper PA31T1, Grayling, MI, June 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1977
- Place: Grayling, MI
- Airport: South Branch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.6580° N, 84.7111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grayling, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6580&lon=-84.7111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62948, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62948-2018-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-325 (registry code 7103105, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-325) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31T1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,660 total, 35 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770619015049A

## Narrative

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

WX FOR AREA WAS WINDS OUT OF THE WEST AT 9 TO 18KTS.AC INTENTIONALLY GND LOOPED TO AVOID TREES.

## 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 CHI77FEM28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM28), Jun 19, 1977: Piper PA-31 (N62948), Grayling, 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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