# Accident 19970517010979A: Piper PA28140, Flushing, MI, May 17, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1997, 22:25 local time
- Place: Flushing, MI
- Airport: Daltons Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0591° N, 83.8404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0591&lon=-83.8404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N625EE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N625EE-2003-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 306 total, 79 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970517010979A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND WHEN IT LOST POWER AND STRUCK A TREE. (.4)THE PILOT KEPT THE AIRPLANE'S ALTITUDE HIGH ON FINAL APPROACH AT NIGHT DUE TO TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, HE COULD SEE THAT IT WAS APPROACHING THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. AT THAT POINT, THE PILOT INITIATED AN ABORTED LANDING; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TREES OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY.                               (-23) THE PILOT OF N625EE, CHARLES D. HUNT, DURING A GO-AROUND USING RUNWAY 36, IMPACTED A TREE BEYOND THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND CRASHED.

## 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 CHI97LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA136), May 18, 1997: Piper PA-28-140 (N625EE), Flushing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed on final approach, his failure to attain the proper touchdown point for landing, and his delay in initiating a go-around (aborted landing). Factors…

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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