# Accident 19770910027329A: Piper PA28140, Coldwater, MI, September 10, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1977
- Place: Coldwater, MI
- Airport: Branch County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 41.9335° N, 85.0523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRANCH COUNTY MEML (OEB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9335&lon=-85.0523&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4379X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4379X-1989-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FET36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770910027329A

## Narrative

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

TURF R/W INTERSECTS WITH AN ELEVATED PAVED R/W.

## 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 CHI77FET36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET36), Sep 10, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N4379X), Coldwater, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4379X (1)

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

- [Accident 19890311003659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890311003659A), Mar 11, 1989: Piper PA28140 (N4379X), Troy, MI, Destroyed. Engine failed on climbout. Struck railroad tracks on forced landing. Small fire in engine after impact.

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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