# NTSB CHI77DET08: Piper PA-24, N9207P, Three Rivers, MI, February 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 4, 1977
- Place: Three Rivers, MI · THREE RIVERS, MI
- Location: 41.9454° N, 85.6295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Three Rivers, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9454&lon=-85.6295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157336
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77DET08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DET08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0572   77/2/4    THREE RIVERS,MI     PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 132
        TIME - 1630                    N9207P              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - THREE RIVERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOXVILLE,TN                THREE RIVERS,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- SNOWBANK ON SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9207P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9207P), registered now, S/N 24-4702, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Three Rivers

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770204002189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770204002189A), Feb 4, 1977: Piper PA24260, Three Rivers, MI, Substantial damage. Snowbank on side of rwy.

## Other investigations on N9207P (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 MKC73DCD22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DCD22), Aug 28, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N9207P), Nevada, IA, substantial damage

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.

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