# Accident 19770713018989A: Piper J5A, Rapid City, SD, July 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1977
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Airport: Rapid City Region
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 44.0805° N, 103.2310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rapid City, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0805&lon=-103.2310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38427, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38427-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J5A (registry code 7100702, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 44 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FTK31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTK31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770713018989A

## Narrative

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

TWR CAUTIONED WAKE TURBC FRM B-737 WHICH HAD JUST LNDD.AIM COVERS.

## 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 MKC77FTK31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTK31), Jul 13, 1977: Piper J5A (N38427), Rapid City, SD, destroyed

## Other reports on N38427 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730421008259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730421008259A), Apr 21, 1973: Piper J5A (N38427), Fair Oaks, CA, Substantial damage. Wind gusty.

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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