# Accident 19770710023209A: Piper PA28180, St. Helen, MI, July 10, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1977
- Place: St. Helen, MI
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 44.3587° N, 84.4118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Helen, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3587&lon=-84.4118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9008J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9008J-1977-10-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,039 total, 30 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770710023209A

## Narrative

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

WIND FROM SE AT TAKEOFF.WIND VELOCTY UNKOWN.

## 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 CHI77FEM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM32), Jul 10, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N9008J), St. Helen, MI, destroyed

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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