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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Clinton, MI · June 10, 2024

Date: June 10, 2024 · 13:10 local
Place: Clinton, MI
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1039X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN24FA215
Reported as: Piper PA-28-140
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 424 total269 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N1039XRegistered now · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-7525265 · Built 1975 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A student and instructor were on an instructional flight. The flight was approximatly 1 hour and 39 minutes. The aircraft was returning to the home base and reported to ann arbor tower it was inbound. Tower lost contact with the aircraft. ADS-B track shows the aircraft reversed course and descended. The aircraft impacted the ground separating the right wing from the fuselage and drove the engine compartment towards the cockpit.

As the FAA filed it

A STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS APPROXIMATLY 1 HOUR AND 39 MINUTES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNING TO THE HOME BASE AND REPORTED TO ANN ARBOR TOWER IT WAS INBOUND. TOWER LOST CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT. ADS-B TRACK SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT REVERSED COURSE AND DESCENDED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND SEPARATING THE RIGHT WING FROM THE FUSELAGE AND DROVE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TOWARDS THE COCKPIT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN24FA215Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · FieldFinal reportClinton, MIThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering for a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s or flight instructor’s inadvertent positioning of the fuel selector valve between the Left Tank and Off…Jun 10, 2024 · Substantial damage