# NTSB CHI73FEM57: Piper PA-28, Slt.St.Marie, MI, May 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1973
- Place: Slt.St.Marie, MI · SLT.ST.MARIE, MI
- Location: 46.4762° N, 84.3705° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sault Ste. Marie, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4762&lon=-84.3705&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189813
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FEM57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEM57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-0011  73/5/19    SLT.ST.MARIE,MICH   PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 2325                    CF-AQP              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  21, 330 TOTAL HOURS, 45
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAULT ST MARIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONTREAL,CAN                SLT.ST.MARIE,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FLT PLAN ETE 4HR 30MIN WITH 5HR 15MIN FUEL.ATE 4HR 57MIN FUEL EX.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-AQP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Sault St Marie

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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