# Accident 19770831028389A: Piper PA32260, Duluth, MN, August 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1977
- Place: Duluth, MN
- Airport: Duluth International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 46.8421° N, 92.1932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DULUTH INTL (DLH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8421&lon=-92.1932&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5541J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5541J-1991-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,309 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FER80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER80) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770831028389A

## Narrative

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

FLAT TIRE.UNDERSIDE OF WING,BRAKE DISC DMGD.

## 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 MKC77FER80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER80), Aug 31, 1977: Piper PA-32 (N5541J), Duluth, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5541J (2)

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

- [Accident 19840824043469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840824043469A), Aug 24, 1984: Piper PA32260 (N5541J), Woodstock, IL, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff, landed in field. Aluminum chips in oil filter, connecting rod bearings heat scorched
- [Accident 19761015031229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761015031229A), Oct 15, 1976: Piper PA32260 (N5541J), Mountain Home, AR, 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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