# Accident 20000610042769A: Piper PA28R200, Flushing, MI, June 10, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2000, 13:48 local time
- Place: Flushing, MI
- Airport: Daltons Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0603° N, 83.8399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0603&lon=-83.8399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2379T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2379T-2001-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000610042769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. JAMES C. EDMONDS AND HIS WIFE (HIS ONLY PASSENGER) RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HE WAS FLYING (N2379T) STALLED AND CRASHED INTO THE TREES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE DALTON AIRPORT, FLUSHING, MICHIGAN ON JUNE 10, 2000. WITH A TEMPERATURE OF 87 DEG F AND A WIND GUSTING OUT OF THE WEST FROM 13 TO 24 KTS, MR. EDMONDS DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 18. FEARING HE WOULDN'T CLEAR THE TREES ON THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY, MR. EDMONDS TRIED TO MAKE A TURN TO THE EAST, BUT LOST AIRSPEED AND STALLED INTO THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CHI00LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA157), Jun 10, 2000: Piper PA-28R-200 (N2379T), Flushing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: altitude/clearance from the trees not being obtained/maintained by the pilot during the initial climb after takeoff. Factors to the accident were the inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the…

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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