# NTSB CHI72AC036: Piper PA-24, N9015P, Brighton, MI, October 10, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 10, 1971
- Place: Brighton, MI · BRIGHTON, MI
- Location: 42.5297° N, 83.7845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5297&lon=-83.7845&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164078
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC036
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC036

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4158  71/10/10   BRIGHTON,MICH       PIPER PA-24         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 754
        TIME - 1607                    N9015P              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALEM,MICH                  OWOSSO,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ATTACHMENTS
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: VERTICAL STABILIZER,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- N9015P HAD JUST PASSED A CESSNA 170 FLOWN BY A FRIEND.ESTIMATED AIRSPEED 160KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9015P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9015P-1972-02-02), registration cancelled 1972-02-02, S/N 244476 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (registry code 7102406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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