# Accident 19790722015549A: Piper PA28/, Petersburg, MI, July 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1979, 23:30 local time
- Place: Petersburg, MI
- Airport: Lada
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8904° N, 83.6730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Lada Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8904&lon=-83.6730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40923, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40923-1982-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28/
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEC36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790722015549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT CRASHED AT NIGHT WITH 3 PSGRS ON BOARD DURING AN ATTEMPTED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI79FEC36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC36), Jul 22, 1979: Piper PA-28 (N40923), Petersburg, MI, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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