# Accident 19890618016109A: Piper PA22150, Michigan City, IN, June 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1989, 12:18 local time
- Place: Michigan City, IN
- Airport: Michigan City Apt
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7033° N, 86.8212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Michigan City Municipal Airport (MGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7033&lon=-86.8212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8824D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8824D-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (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 O320C2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890618016109A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF, WAS OVER GROSS WITH SIX PEOPLE IN FOUR PLACE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI89LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA115), Jun 18, 1989: Piper PA-22 (N8824D), Michigan City, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO OBTAIN AND/OR MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL & COLLISION WITH THE GROUND. RELATED FACTORS WERE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO…

## Other reports on N8824D (1)

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

- [Accident 19790901025839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790901025839A), Sep 1, 1979: Piper PA22160 (N8824D), Selkirk, MI, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on downwind landing short sod strip. Ran off side of runway, hit tree.

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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