# Accident 19831210060509A: Piper PA22150, Owosso, MI, December 10, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1983, 08:00 local time
- Place: Owosso, MI
- Airport: Owosso
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9903° N, 84.1693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9903&lon=-84.1693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7234D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7234D-2022-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,542 total, 355 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831210060509A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB AFTER LIFTOFF. STRUCK THE GROUND A HALF MILE FROM RUNWAY. FAILED TO REMOVE ALL SNOW FROM AIRFRAME.

## 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 CHI84LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA057), Dec 10, 1983: Piper PA-22-150 (N7234D), Owosso, 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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