# Accident 20040822022489A: Stnson V77, Howell, MI, August 22, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2004, 06:15 local time
- Place: Howell, MI
- Airport: Livingston County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6294° N, 83.9842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6294&lon=-83.9842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15JH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STNSON V77
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,130 total, 4 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040822022489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING, WHEN TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE ACFT WENT HARD RIGHT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE ACFT ON THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI04CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA240), Aug 22, 2004: Stinson V77 (N15JH), Howell, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control which resulted in a ground loop. A factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.

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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