# Accident 19840915051709A: Piper PA28140, Grand Rapids, MI, September 15, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1984, 15:52 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: South Kent
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98017, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98017) (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 O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 10 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA392) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840915051709A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT FENCE OFF APPROACH END OF RUNWAY. PILOT SAID HE MISJUDGED APPROACH ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON END OF RUNWAY

## 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 CHI84LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA392), Sep 16, 1984: Piper PA-28-140 (N98017), Grand Rapids, 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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