# Accident 20240610009279A: Piper PA-28-140, Clinton, MI, June 10, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2024, 13:10 local time
- Place: Clinton, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0833° N, 83.9478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0833&lon=-83.9478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1039X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1039X) (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 PA-28-140
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 424 total, 269 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240610009279A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN24FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA215), Jun 10, 2024: Piper PA28 (N1039X), Clinton, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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