# Accident 19891007039199A: Piper PA28180, Ann Arbor, MI, October 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1989, 12:01 local time
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI
- Airport: Ann Arbor Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2208° N, 83.7303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2208&lon=-83.7303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9704J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9704J-1991-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 7 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891007039199A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL DURING RIGHT TURN FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE. COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN.

## 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 CHI90FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA003), Oct 7, 1989: Piper PA-28-180 (N9704J), Ann Arbor, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N9704J (1)

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

- [Accident 19760527013619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760527013619A), May 27, 1976: Piper PA28180 (N9704J), Salisbury, NC, 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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