# NTSB CHI73DEM27: Piper PA-32, N4727S, Lake City, MI, October 7, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1972
- Place: Lake City, MI · LAKE CITY, MI
- Location: 44.3297° N, 85.2085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3297&lon=-85.2085&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEM27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2706   72/10/7   LAKE CITY,MICH      PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 392
        TIME - 1730                    N4727S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOME ACRES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAYLING MICH               LAKE CITY,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
        REMARKS- RESTRICTED VIS DUE TO BRT SUN.SOFT THRESHOLD AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4727S](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4727S), registered now, S/N 32-1166, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-260](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (registry code 7103206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Home Acres

## Other investigations on N4727S (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 CEN12LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA339), May 12, 2012: Piper PA-32-260 (N4727S), Applegate, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to attempt to take off from an unimproved field, which resulted in a collapsed nose landing gear.

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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