# Accident 19871122069309A: Piper PA28140, Lake City, MI, November 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1987, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lake City, MI
- Airport: Home Acres Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3300° N, 85.1990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3300&lon=-85.1990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9817W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9817W-2004-11-05) (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: 140 total, 90 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871122069309A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF ON A SNOW COVERED RUNWAY. LOST CONTROL ABORTED AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO TREES.

## 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 CHI88LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA029), Nov 22, 1987: Piper PA-28 (N9817W), Lake City, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9817W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810530042729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810530042729I), May 30, 1981: Piper PA28* (N9817W), Valencia, CA, Minor damage. Za oil leak occurred at hobbs meter. Pilot landed on dirt road, struck hole damaging left main gear.

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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