# NTSB CHI71DBJ65: Piper PA-28, N6839W, Ontonagon, MI, March 28, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1971
- Place: Ontonagon, MI · ONTONAGON, MI
- Location: 46.8663° N, 89.3124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ontonagon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8663&lon=-89.3124&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 160491
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DBJ65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBJ65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1061  71/3/28    ONTONAGON,MICH      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 397
        TIME - 1500                    N6839W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONTONAGON COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ONTONAGON,MICH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6839W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6839W-1981-05-08), registration cancelled 1981-05-08, S/N 2820982 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ontonagon County

## Other investigations on N6839W (3)

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 CHI80FEM42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM42), Aug 19, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N6839W), Harrison, MI, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI80DEM20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM20), Mar 15, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N6839W), Harrison, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0307), Oct 5, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6839W), Duluth, MN, substantial damage

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.

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