# Accident 19800702024289A: Piper PA28180, Lake Leelanau, MI, July 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lake Leelanau, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9807° N, 85.7164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Leelanau, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9807&lon=-85.7164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41973, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41973) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 59 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800702024289A

## Narrative

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

CAR PULLED OUT ON RUNWAY IN FRONT OF LANDING AIRCRAFT. PILOT UNABLE TO AVOID CRASH.

## 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 CHI80DEM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM32), Jul 2, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N41973), Lake Leelanau, 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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