# Accident 19840524018589A: Piper PA24260, Pontiac, MI, May 24, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1984, 15:33 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OAKLAND COUNTY INTL (PTK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N499LG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC IO540D4A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 775 total, 522 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840524018589A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A DRIFT FROM A CROSSWIND WHICH CAUSED LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## 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 CHI84LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA205), May 24, 1984: Piper PA-24-260 (N499LG), Pontic, 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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