# NTSB CHI73FEM52: Piper PA-28, N6271W, Cedar Lake, MI, April 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1973
- Place: Cedar Lake, MI · CEDAR LAKE, MI
- Location: 43.4061° N, 84.9750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4061&lon=-84.9750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEM52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0786  73/4/25    CEDAR LAKE,MICH     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 17, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1240                    N6271W              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDAR LAKE,MICH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           50                                                       13
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- SOFT RWY,ATMTD SOFT FLD TKOF,ABORTED WHEN STALL WARN ACTIVATED.COLLIDED WITH DITCH ON ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6271W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6271W-2017-10-06), registration cancelled 2017-10-06, S/N 28-20319, built 1964 (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: Cedar Lake

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730425008549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730425008549A), Apr 25, 1973: Piper PA28140, Cedar Lake, MI, Substantial damage. Soft rwy,atmtd soft fld tkof,aborted when stall warn activated. Collided with ditch on arpt.

## Other investigations on N6271W (2)

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 CHI67F0262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0262), Sep 13, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N6271W), Rockford, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0799](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0799), Nov 22, 1964: Piper PA28 (N6271W), Dixon, IL, 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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