# NTSB CHI77FET36: Piper PA-28, N4379X, Coldwater, MI, September 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1977
- Place: Coldwater, MI · COLDWATER, MI
- Location: 41.9460° N, 84.9993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coldwater, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9460&lon=-84.9993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 17, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145152
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FET36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2615  77/9/10    COLDWATER,MI        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 56, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N4379X              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRANCH COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLDWATER,MI                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TURF R/W INTERSECTS WITH AN ELEVATED PAVED R/W.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4379X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4379X-1989-05-23), registration cancelled 1989-05-23, S/N 287625037 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Branch County

## 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 19770910027329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770910027329A), Sep 10, 1977: Piper PA28140, Coldwater, MI, Substantial damage. Turf r/w intersects with an elevated paved r/w.

## Other investigations on N4379X (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 CHI89DEC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEC03), Mar 11, 1989: Piper PA-28 (N4379X), Birmingham, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED FUEL SYSTEM BLOCKAGE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF A SUITABLE FORCED LANDING AREA.

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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