# NTSB CHI73AC019: Piper PA-28, N8636W, Marine City, MI, August 17, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1972
- Place: Marine City, MI · MARINE CITY, MI
- Location: 42.7143° N, 82.5028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marine City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7143&lon=-82.5028&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167593
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73AC019
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC019

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1413  72/8/17    MARINE CITY,MICH    PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1209                    N8636W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARINE CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLINT,MICH                  HARSONS ISLAND,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          FOG                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT DESCEND FROM LOW CLDS THEN PULL UP SHARPLY TO AVOID TREES ABOUT 50 FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8636W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8636W-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 28-10152, built 1964 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Marine City

## Other investigations on N8636W (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 UNK64X3799](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3799), Sep 5, 1964: Piper PA28 (N8636W), Coyote, NM, 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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