# Accident 19791029041312A: Piper PA22108, Plainwell, MI, October 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1979, 16:25 local time
- Place: Plainwell, MI
- Airport: Otsego-Plainwell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4473° N, 85.6413° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainwell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4473&lon=-85.6413&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5345Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5345Z-2012-12-18) (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 PA22108
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 19 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029041312A

## Narrative

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

OVERTAKEN BY UNSEEN OTHER HIGHER AIRPLANE, BOTH ON FINAL.BEGAN GO AROUND,PROP SEVERED TAIL OF HIGHER AIRCRAFT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N4437J, Piper PA28140: [Accident 19791029041311A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791029041311A)

## 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 CHI80DA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DA008), Oct 29, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N5345Z), Plainwell, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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