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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · St Ignace, MI · March 21, 1984

Date
March 21, 1984 · 00:58 local
Place
St Ignace, MI
Airport
Mackinac Co
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4354J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI84LA134
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control shortly after takeoff in dense fog and rain. Crashed into trees a mile from the airport.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF IN DENSE FOG AND RAIN. CRASHED INTO TREES A MILE FROM THE AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.