# Accident 19770813024709A: Piper PA18105SPEC, Manhatton, KS, August 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1977
- Place: Manhatton, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 39.1883° N, 96.6059° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manhattan, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1883&lon=-96.6059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N217T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217T-2012-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-105 SPECIAL (registry code 7101808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-105-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18105SPEC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,960 total, 1,480 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77DCQ55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ55) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770813024709A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING TO 20.

## 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 MKC77DCQ55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77DCQ55), Aug 13, 1977: Piper PA-18 (N217T), Manhatton, KS, 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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