# Accident 19840811039749A: Piper PA28140, Montmorenci, IN, August 11, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1984, 08:50 local time
- Place: Montmorenci, IN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4727° N, 87.0266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montmorenci, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4727&lon=-87.0266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5770U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5770U-1985-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 173 total, 168 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84FA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840811039749A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK WIRES WHILE TURNING BACK DUE TO FOG. PILOT HAD NOT CHECKED WEATHER BEFORE DEPARTURE.

## 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 CHI84FA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA342), Aug 11, 1984: Piper PA28-140E (N5770U), Montmorenci, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N5770U (1)

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

- [Incident 19801102083379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801102083379I), Nov 2, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N5770U), Redmond, IL. Engine started running rough at cruise and vibrating. Emergency landing in field. Cylinder ingested valve head.

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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