# NTSB CHI72AC018: Piper PA-28, N7905W, Marshall, MI, August 27, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1971
- Place: Marshall, MI · MARSHALL, MI
- Location: 42.2652° N, 84.9742° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshall, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2652&lon=-84.9742&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163037
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4103  71/8/27    MARSHALL,MICH       PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 131
        TIME - 2205                    N7905W              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARSHALL,MICH               ANN ARBOR,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
           WEATHER - RAIN
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  4000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- 2HRS NIGHT DUAL RECORDED.ACFT FOUND FOLLOWING MORNING IN A CORN FLD APRX 3MI NW OF BROOKS FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7905W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7905W-1971-10-12), registration cancelled 1971-10-12, S/N 28-1935 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Brooks

## Other investigations on N7905W (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 CHI67F0614](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0614), May 5, 1967: Piper PA-28 (N7905W), Brighton, 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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