# Accident 19791224034379A: Piper PA22150, Alma, MI, December 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1979, 12:00 local time
- Place: Alma, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3839° N, 84.6517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alma, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3839&lon=-84.6517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2807Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2807Z-1995-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 233 total, 188 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791224034379A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON FARM ROAD WITH GUSTY CROSSWIND. VEERED OFF ROAD INTO SOFT FIELD. NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI80DEM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM10), Dec 24, 1979: Piper PA-20 (N2807Z), Ithaca, MI, 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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