# Accident 19800315007159A: Piper PA28140, Harrison, MI, March 15, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1980, 13:00 local time
- Place: Harrison, MI
- Airport: Clare Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0524° N, 84.8132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLARE COUNTY (80D), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0524&lon=-84.8132&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6839W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6839W-1981-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 218 total, 218 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315007159A

## Narrative

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

HIT SNOWBANK 15 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED GUSTY WINDS & DOWNDRAFT. NEAREST REPORTED WINDS WERE LIGHT.

## 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 CHI80DEM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM20), Mar 15, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N6839W), Harrison, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6839W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800819039089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800819039089A), Aug 19, 1980: Piper PA28140 (N6839W), Harrison, MI, Substantial damage. Engine failed after takeoff. Aircraft crashed into trees.

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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