# Accident 19961204037119A: Piper PA28*, New Hudson, MI, December 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1996, 18:15 local time
- Place: New Hudson, MI
- Airport: New Hudson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4992° N, 83.6108° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4992&lon=-83.6108&mi=10
- Aircraft: N142AV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N142AV-2000-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28 (registry code 7102801, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28*
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 64 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961204037119A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE DURING CLIMB AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING, DURING THE LANDING AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HOUSE. (.19) ON DECEMBER 4, 1996, AT 1815 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), A PIPER PA-28-180, N142AV, REGISTERED TO NEW HUDSON AVIATION, INC., OF NEW HUDSON, MICHIGAN, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACTING A HOUSE DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE PERSONAL 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.  THE FLIGHT DEPARTED NEW HUDSON AIRPORT, NEW HUDSON, MICHIGAN, AT 1815 EST, WITH THE INTENDED DESTINATION OF PONTIAC, MICHIGAN. (.4) AFTER TAKING OFF AT NIGHT, THE ENGINE LOST TOTAL POWER WITHOUT WARNING AT APPROXIMATELY 300 TO 400 FEET. THE PILOT CHECKED THE FUEL, CARBURETOR HEAT, AND FUEL PUMP WITHOUT SUCCESS OF A RESTART. HE TURNED ABOUT 270 DEGREES BEFORE MANEUVERING TO AVOID A HOUSE. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE AND PART OF AN ATTACHED GARAGE. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS DID NOT REVEAL ANY DISCREPANCIES. THE AIRPLANE HAD 2.4 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME, SINCE THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE TEMPERATURE A ND DEW POINT WERE 32 AND 20 DEGREES. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS, CONDITIONS WERE CONDUCIVE FOR CARBURETOR ICING, BUT CARBURETOR ICING WAS NOT VERIFIED. (-23) ENGINE LOST POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM NEW HUDSON AIRPORT, MI (Y45), AND CRASHED IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA WITH SLIGHT DAMAGE TO HOUSE. LEFT WING CONTACTED A TREE AND WAS SHEARED OFF ALONG WITH THE LEFT STABILIZER. RIGHT WING HAD MIDWING CHORDWISE WRINKLE.

## 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 CHI97LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA038), Dec 4, 1996: Piper PA-28-180 (N142AV), New Hudson, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). Darkness was a related factor.

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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