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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-151 · Lapeer, MI · April 23, 2026

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Date
April 23, 2026 · 18:24 local
Place
Lapeer, MI
Airport
Dupont-Lapeer
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N44690
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC26LA031
Reported as
Piper PA-28-151
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
490 total442 in this make and model
N44690Registered now · Piper PA-28-151S/N 28-7515006 · Built 1974Airframe modelPiper PA-28-151Engine 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.

Pilot aborted the take-off; aircraft was unable to stop and overran the end of the runway into a parking lot and struck wire spool racks and parts conveyor.

Aircraft propeller struck wire spool racks in parking lot damaging the spinner and propeller blades.

Right wing struck a separate parts conveyor. Damage was to outboard leading edge up to right wing spar and wing tip.

A check of the primary flight controls showed free movement in full range of travel with no binding or restrictions post-accident. Flaps had full travel and locked in each detent (non-electric flaps).

Check of fuel tanks showed that the left and right tanks were almost full, easily visible from the fuel tank cap.

A check of aircraft interior all placards were in good condition, analog indicators were in good condition and range marking readable. Electronic indicators were not powered up as key had been removed from aircraft.

Engine controls and the fuel selector were in position of shut down.

Aircraft airworthiness certificate and registration were available from pilot station.

FAA approved POH was available for aircraft m/m/s and revision level 13.

Aircraft weight and balance and current equipment list dated August 07 2025 was available from the pilot station.

Flight manual supplements were available in the POH for the equipment installed.

The aircraft came to rest approximately 350 feet from runway-end markers for the grass runway.

Compression check of the engine was performed after aircraft was removed from the accident site and all cylinders were at the top of their range.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ABORTED THE TAKE-OFF; AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A PARKING LOT AND STRUCK WIRE SPOOL RACKS AND PARTS CONVEYOR.

AIRCRAFT PROPELLER STRUCK WIRE SPOOL RACKS IN PARKING LOT DAMAGING THE SPINNER AND PROPELLER BLADES.

RIGHT WING STRUCK A SEPARATE PARTS CONVEYOR. DAMAGE WAS TO OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE UP TO RIGHT WING SPAR AND WING TIP.

A CHECK OF THE PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS SHOWED FREE MOVEMENT IN FULL RANGE OF TRAVEL WITH NO BINDING OR RESTRICTIONS POST-ACCIDENT. FLAPS HAD FULL TRAVEL AND LOCKED IN EACH DETENT (NON-ELECTRIC FLAPS).

CHECK OF FUEL TANKS SHOWED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TANKS WERE ALMOST FULL, EASILY VISIBLE FROM THE FUEL TANK CAP.

A CHECK OF AIRCRAFT INTERIOR ALL PLACARDS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION, ANALOG INDICATORS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION AND RANGE MARKING READABLE. ELECTRONIC INDICATORS WERE NOT POWERED UP AS KEY HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT.

ENGINE CONTROLS AND THE FUEL SELECTOR WERE IN POSITION OF SHUT DOWN.

AIRCRAFT AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND REGISTRATION WERE AVAILABLE FROM PILOT STATION.

FAA APPROVED POH WAS AVAILABLE FOR AIRCRAFT M/M/S AND REVISION LEVEL 13.

AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND BALANCE AND CURRENT EQUIPMENT LIST DATED AUGUST 07 2025 WAS AVAILABLE FROM THE PILOT STATION.

FLIGHT MANUAL SUPPLEMENTS WERE AVAILABLE IN THE POH FOR THE EQUIPMENT INSTALLED.

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET FROM RUNWAY-END MARKERS FOR THE GRASS RUNWAY.

COMPRESSION CHECK OF THE ENGINE WAS PERFORMED AFTER AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE AND ALL CYLINDERS WERE AT THE TOP OF THEIR RANGE.

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 ANC26LA031Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportLapeer, MIThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control during a takeoff attempt, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, runway excursion, and on ground collision with an object. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s decision to…Apr 23, 2026 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N44690 · 1

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