# Accident 19770625017759A: Piper PA28180, Marlette, MI, June 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1977
- Place: Marlette, MI
- Airport: Marlette Arprt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 43.3264° N, 83.0805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlette, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3264&lon=-83.0805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7588W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7588W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 79 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEC37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770625017759A

## Narrative

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

FRONT & CENTER MAIN BEARINGS EXHIBITED MELTING AND WERE BONDED TO THE CRANKSHAFT.

## 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 CHI77FEC37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC37), Jun 25, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N7588W), Marlette, 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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