# NTSB CHI77FEC30: Piper PA-22, N4788A, Carleton, MI, June 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1977
- Place: Carleton, MI · CARLETON, MI
- Location: 42.0572° N, 83.3898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carleton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0572&lon=-83.3898&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147312
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEC30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2244   77/6/4  NR.CARLETON,MI        PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1350                    N4788A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WICKENHEISER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CARLETON,MI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- PLT ADJUSTING FLAPS FOR LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4788A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4788A-1977-08-19), registration cancelled 1977-08-19, S/N 22-3939, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wickenheiser

## 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 19770604016099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770604016099A), Jun 4, 1977: Piper PA22150, Carleton, MI, Destroyed. Plt adjusting flaps for landing.

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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