# Accident 19771226043189A: Piper PA28151, Walbridge, OH, December 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1977
- Place: Walbridge, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.5861° N, 83.4874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walbridge, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5861&lon=-83.4874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6875J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6875J-2013-11-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28151
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 518 total, 110 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEI07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771226043189A

## Narrative

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

ENG PRIMER FOUND UNLOCKED AND EXTENDED APPROX 1/4TH INCH.

## 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 CHI78FEI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEI07), Dec 26, 1977: Piper PA-28 (N6875J), Walbridge, OH, 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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