# Accident 20000626036959A: Piper PA28140, Grant, MI, June 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2000, 11:25 local time
- Place: Grant, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3308° N, 85.8099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3308&lon=-85.8099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98117, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98117-2013-05-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000626036959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED OIC. THEY CLIMBED TO ABOUT 200' AGL AND ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND LANDED IN A CORNFIELD, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI00LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA174), Jun 26, 2000: Piper PA-28-140 (N98117), Grant, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in a stall/mush condition. Factors associated with the accident were the trees and gusty wind conditions which resulted in…

## Other reports on N98117 (1)

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

- [Accident 20050507010829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050507010829A), May 7, 2005: Piper PA28140 (N98117), Fort Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was preflighted prior to planned 1430EDT departure. Pilot stated that he had 30 gals of fuel during preflight. Pilot received weather briefing…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.