# Accident 19770915042489A: Piper PA22150, Galatia, IL, September 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1977
- Place: Galatia, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 37.8420° N, 88.6165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galatia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8420&lon=-88.6165&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9623D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9623D-2013-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 144 total, 47 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEV44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV44-201248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770915042489A

## 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 CHI78FEV44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEV44-201248), Sep 15, 1977: Piper PA-22 (N9623D), Galatia, IL, 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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