# Accident 19770704038619A: Piper PA23160, Freesoil, MI, July 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1977
- Place: Freesoil, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 44.1071° N, 86.2110° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Free Soil, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1071&lon=-86.2110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4338P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4338P-1978-11-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,607 total, 43 in this make and model, 381 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704038619A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI77FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FA056), Jul 4, 1977: Piper PA-23 (N4338P), Freesoil, MI, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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