# Incident 19780702048179I: Piper PA28/, Muskegon, MI, July 2, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1978, 15:00 local time
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2265° N, 86.2572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muskegon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2265&lon=-86.2572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9005F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780702048179I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED INTO A 2 FOOT PIPE WHICH MARKED AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET ON TIEDOWN APRON. PROPELLER DESTROYED.

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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