# Accident 19830724036049A: Piper PA28140, Charlotte, MI, July 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1983, 21:35 local time
- Place: Charlotte, MI
- Airport: Fitch H Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5594° N, 84.8303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5594&lon=-84.8303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 644 total, 24 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830724036049A

## Narrative

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

DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDING DEER RAN INTO SIDE OF AIRPLANE.

## 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 CHI83LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA331), Jul 25, 1983: Piper PA-28-140 (N71SA), Charlotte, 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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