# Accident 19770726021069A: Piper PA36285, Kennebec, SD, July 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1977
- Place: Kennebec, SD
- Airport: Kreager Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.9035° N, 99.8620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kennebec, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9035&lon=-99.8620&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9947P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9947P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 6-285-A (registry code 17038, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,249 total, 1,730 in this make and model, 480 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FTK33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTK33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770726021069A

## 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 MKC77FTK33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTK33), Jul 26, 1977: Piper PA-36 (N9947P), Kennebec, SD, 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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