# NTSB CHI71DEC48: Piper PA-28, N8993W, Flushing, MI, May 6, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1971
- Place: Flushing, MI · FLUSHING, MI
- Location: 43.0628° N, 83.8426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flushing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0628&lon=-83.8426&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DEC48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DEC48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1504   71/5/6    FLUSHING,MICH       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 529
        TIME - 1415                    N8993W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 489 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLOCUM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLUSHING,MICH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8993W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8993W-1981-10-19), registration cancelled 1981-10-19, S/N 28-10574 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Slocum

## Other investigations on N8993W (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 MKC78FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA050), Jun 23, 1978: Piper PA-28 (N8993W), Columbus, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB FTW74DRG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG61), Jan 27, 1974: Piper PA-28 (N8993W), Jaco, Serbia, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI67F06F2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F06F2), Jun 4, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N8993W), Flushing, MI, 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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