# Accident 19781002035339A: Piper PA22, Grand Rapids, MI, October 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1978
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: South Kent
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4859A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4859A) (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 PA22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 122 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781002035339A

## 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 CHI79FEM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM05), Oct 2, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N4859A), Grand Rapids, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4859A (2)

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

- [Accident 19900220002499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900220002499A), Feb 20, 1990: Piper STCPA22 (N4859A), Ely, MN, Substantial damage. Tried to takeoff in excessive gusty crosswind. Lost directional control. Left runway and nosed over.
- [Accident 19810122003349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810122003349A), Jan 22, 1981: Piper PA22150 (N4859A), Newaygo, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft during takeoff and ran into snowbank.

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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