# Accident 19790902026059A: Piper PA28R200, Hudson, MI, September 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1979, 18:30 local time
- Place: Hudson, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8565° N, 84.3457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hudson, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8565&lon=-84.3457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54425, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54425-1993-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 620 total, 165 in this make and model, 187 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEC50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902026059A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPED TAKEOFF FROM SHORT STRIP AT GROSS WT IN VERY MARGINAL CONDITIONS.CRASHED WHEN ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB.

## 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 CHI79FEC50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC50), Sep 2, 1979: Piper PA-28R (N54425), Hudson, MI, substantial damage

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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