# Accident 19960902025489A: Piper PA28180, Detroit-Grosse, MI, September 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1996, 12:15 local time
- Place: Detroit-Grosse, MI
- Airport: Grosse Ile Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1308° N, 83.1491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1308&lon=-83.1491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7082W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7082W-1997-11-07) (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 O360A3A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960902025489A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED INTO RIVER ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 2, 1996 AT 1215 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-180, N7082W, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED INTO A RIVER OFF OF GROSSE ELE, MICHIGAN. THERE WERE TWO FATALITIES AMONG THE FOUR PASSENGERS ABOARD. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND THE OTHER PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GROSSE ILE, MICHIGAN ENROUTE TO JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

## 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 CHI96FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96FA324), Sep 2, 1996: Piper PA-28-180 (N7082W), Grosse Ile, MI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot exceeding the critical angle of bank required to maintain altitude.

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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