# Accident 19780606017779A: Piper PA22, Fraser, MI, June 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1978
- Place: Fraser, MI
- Airport: Mckinley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.5377° N, 82.9467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fraser, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5377&lon=-82.9467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5081Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5081Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-108 (registry code 7102204, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 2 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEC34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780606017779A

## Narrative

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

HIT HANGAR & PARKED ACFT TRELLA T-19,N3089,& PA-28,N5825U.

## 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 CHI78FEC34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC34), Jun 6, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N5081Z), Fraser, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5081Z (2)

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

- [Accident 20260605007649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260605007649A), Jun 5, 2026: Piper PA-22-108 (N5081Z), Westminster, MD, Substantial damage. The airman rotated the aircraft at about 60 mph. The aircraft suddenly and abruptly turned to the left. On the left side of the runway is a solid terrain wall…
- [Incident 19921022046879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921022046879I), Oct 22, 1992: Piper PA22108 (N5081Z), Minerva, OH, Minor damage. Engine lost power on climb. Forced landed in plowed field. Aircraft flipped over.

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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