# Accident 19980828022199A: Piper PA32260, Sault Ste Marie, MI, August 28, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Sault Ste Marie, MI
- Airport: Chippewa County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ECEA
- Location: 46.4807° N, 84.3607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4807&lon=-84.3607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4887S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4887S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32260
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980828022199A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF AND STRUCK A RWY REMAINING SIGN. (-23) ON AUGUST 28, 1998, AT 1700 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32-260, N4887S, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN DURING TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 16 AT THE CHIPEWE COUNTY AIRPORT, SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A RUNWAY DISTANCE REMAINING MARKER.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SAULT STE. MARIE, 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 CHI98LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA330), Aug 28, 1998: Piper PA-32-260 (N4887S), Sault Ste Marie, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the airplane and the runway marker. A factor contributing to this accident was the runway marker.

## Other reports on N4887S (2)

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

- [Accident 20171205022729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171205022729A), Dec 5, 2017: Piper PA-32-260 (N4887S), Cheboygan, MI, Substantial damage. On December 05, 2017 at 11:30 am eastern standard time, a Piper PA-32-260 aircraft, N4887S, registered to and operated by an on demand air taxi service,…
- [Incident 19970117004359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970117004359I), Jan 17, 1997: Piper PA32260 (N4887S), St Ignace, MI. Narrative: on January 17, 1997, at 1600 EST a PA-32-260 owned and operated by great lakes air inc. a 9 or less on demand air taxi made an off airport emergency…

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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