# Accident 19840321006829A: Piper PA28140, St Ignace, MI, March 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1984, 00:58 local time
- Place: St Ignace, MI
- Airport: Mackinac Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8604° N, 84.7200° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8604&lon=-84.7200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4354J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4354J-1990-04-03) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840321006829A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI84LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA134), Mar 21, 1984: Piper PA-28-140 (N4354J), St. Ignace, 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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