# Accident 20260423006189A: Piper PA-28-151, Lapeer, MI, April 23, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2026, 18:24 local time
- Place: Lapeer, MI
- Airport: Dupont-Lapeer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0700° N, 83.2700° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0700&lon=-83.2700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44690, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44690) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-151 (registry code 7102805, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (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-28-151
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 442 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260423006189A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC26LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA031), Apr 23, 2026: Piper PA-28-151 (N44690), Lapeer, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N44690 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860923049769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860923049769I), Sep 23, 1986: Piper PA28151 (N44690), Mc Allen, TX, Minor damage. Ran into a ditch after turning off short of taxiway. Aircraft landing lights out and possibly a taxiway light.

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.