# NTSB CHI72FEM80: Piper PA-28, N9559W, Gobles, MI, June 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 7, 1972
- Place: Gobles, MI · GOBLES, MI
- Location: 42.3617° N, 85.8774° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gobles, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3617&lon=-85.8774&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEM80
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM80

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2111   72/6/7    GOBLES,MICH         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N9559W              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 877 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            111 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  SMITH FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PLAINWELL,MICH              PLAINWELL,MICH               GOBLES,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- MISUNDERSTOOD I/P INSTRTN TO RDC PWR AFT LVG RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9559W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9559W), registered now, S/N 28-22996, built 1967 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Smith Field

## Other investigations on N9559W (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 CHI70D0343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0343), Nov 16, 1969: Piper PA-28 (N9559W), Holland, 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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