# Accident 19950613020769A: Piper PA28180, Lowell, MI, June 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1995, 21:05 local time
- Place: Lowell, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9299° N, 85.3401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9299&lon=-85.3401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3625R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3625R-1996-02-08) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 19 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950613020769A

## Narrative

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

USED POOR TAKEOFF TECHNIGUE AND FAILED CLEAR TREES OFF END OF RUNWAY. TREE TOPS SAME LEVEL AS RUNWAY. (-23) PILOT DEPARTED FROM PRIVATE AIRSTRIP WHICH WAS 1850 FEET LONG AND FAILED TO CLEAR TREES APPROX. 300 FEET PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY. TOP OF TREES WERE APPROX SAME ALTITUDE AS 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 CHI95LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA180), Jun 14, 1995: Piper PA-28-180 (N3625R), Lowell, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to obtain/maintain altitude/clearance.

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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