# Accident 20010703017119A: Piper PA28140, Griffith, IN, July 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2001, 16:40 local time
- Place: Griffith, IN
- Airport: Griffith Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5806° N, 85.4403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5806&lon=-85.4403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8007N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8007N-2002-02-11) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010703017119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE FROM THE CANADIAN LAKES AIRPORT, STANWOOD, MI, N8007N'S ENGINE FAILED. N8007N CRASHED WHILE MANEUVERING IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.                                                   (.19) ON JULY 3, 2001, AT 1655 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-28-140, N8007N, PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE CANADIAN LAKES AIRPORT, MECOSTA, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL; FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI01LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA197), Jul 3, 2001: Piper PA-28-140 (N8007N), Mecosta, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: the inadequate preflight planning/preparation by the pilot and fuel starvation. Additional causes were the aircraft control not maintained, and the inadvertent stall by the pilot.

## Other reports on N8007N (1)

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

- [Accident 19790906025859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790906025859A), Sep 6, 1979: Piper PA28140 (N8007N), Gallup, NM, Substantial damage. Acft failed to climb after takeoff. Landed off end of runway. Factors, density altitude full flaps, power mixture.

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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