# NTSB CHI77FEX13: Piper PA-28R, N7670J, Portland, IN, February 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1977
- Place: Portland, IN · PORTLAND, IN
- Location: 40.4377° N, 84.9835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Portland, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4377&lon=-84.9835&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157777
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEX13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2231  77/2/13    PORTLAND,IN         PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 715
        TIME - 1530                    N7670J              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 496 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEED FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTLAND,IN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COLLAPSED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- CARBURETOR INTAKE AIR HOSE, PN 63633-57. HIT FENCE POST DURING FORCED LANDING ROLL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7670J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7670J-2014-11-18), registration cancelled 2014-11-18, S/N 28R-31069, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (registry code 7102809) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Steed Field

## 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 19770213003079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770213003079A), Feb 13, 1977: Piper PA28R180, Portland, IN, Substantial damage. Carburetor intake air hose, pn 63633-57. Hit fence post during forced landing roll.

## Other investigations on N7670J (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 CHI83LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA190), Apr 26, 1983: Piper PA-28R (N7670J), Havana, IL, destroyed

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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