# Accident 19770927042549A: Piper PA23160, Morris, IL, September 27, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1977
- Place: Morris, IL
- Airport: Morris
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.3802° N, 88.4243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morris, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3802&lon=-88.4243&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4302Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4302Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-160 (registry code 7102304, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,897 total, 154 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEE52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770927042549A

## Narrative

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

SEQUIN AVIATION RUDDER STC SA671SW FAILED DURING PRACTICE ENG AIRSTART.AD ISSUED.

## 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 CHI77FEE52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE52), Sep 27, 1977: Piper PA-23 (N4302Y), Morris, 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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