# NTSB CHI77FEC24: Piper PA-24, N7057P, Owosso, MI, April 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1977
- Place: Owosso, MI · OWOSSO, MI
- Location: 42.9953° N, 84.1758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Owosso, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9953&lon=-84.1758&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 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEC24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0530   77/4/3    OWOSSO,MI           PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 754
        TIME - 1815                    N7057P              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 161 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOHAC AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWOSSO,MI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           90                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WIND GUST TO 15K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7057P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7057P-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 24-2207, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bohac Airport

## 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 19770403007039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770403007039A), Apr 3, 1977: Piper PA24, Owosso, MI, Substantial damage. Wind gust to 15K.

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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