# Accident 19981201044069A: Piper PA28181, Mason, MI, December 1, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 1998, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mason, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5800° N, 84.4404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5800&lon=-84.4404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36700, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36700) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981201044069A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON DECEMBER 1, 1998, AT 1626 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A PIPER PA-28-181, N36700, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DURING AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING 2 MILES EAST OF THE JEWETT AIRPORT, MASON, MICHIGAN. THE PILOT REPORTED THE FORCED LANDING WAS A RESULT OF A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN. (-23) WHILE ON BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 27, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT. THE PILOT UNSUCCESSFULLY TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE THEN LANDED IN A FIELD CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE FORK TO BREAK OFF FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  NO INJURIES TO PILOT- NO PASSENGERS.

## 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 CHI99LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA044), Dec 1, 1998: Piper PA-28-181 (N36700), Mason, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inattention to fuel management in that he failed to switch fuel tanks in a timely manner which resulted in fuel starvation. A factor related to the accident was the low altitude at which…

## Other reports on N36700 (1)

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

- [Accident 19791221042399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221042399A), Dec 21, 1979: Piper PA28181 (N36700), Owosso, MI, Substantial damage. Airplane hit tree on final approach. Landed on runway. Dark night, marginal weather.

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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