# Accident 19840101000229A: Piper J4E, White Bear Lake, MN, January 1, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1984, 15:15 local time
- Place: White Bear Lake, MN
- Airport: Benson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0652° N, 93.0129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Bear Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0652&lon=-93.0129&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37996, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37996) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J4E (registry code 7100610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j4e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J4E
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,017 total, 60 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840101000229A

## Narrative

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

SKI EQUIPPED MAIN LANDING GEAR CLUSTER SEPARATED AT TUBULAR WELDS ATTACH POINT WHILE LANDING ON HARD PACKED SNOW.

## 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 CHI84LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA075), Jan 1, 1984: Piper J-4E (N37996), White Bear Lake, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N37996 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830405042619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830405042619I), Apr 5, 1983: Piper J4E (N37996), Madison, WI, Minor damage. Tower advised right gear hanging loose. Emergency landing. Lock ring that secures lower strut assembly failed.

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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