# NTSB CHI74DEC32: Piper PA-28, N6820W, Almont, MI, February 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1974
- Place: Almont, MI · ALMONT, MI
- Location: 42.9208° N, 83.0435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Almont, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9208&lon=-83.0435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186919
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEC32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEC32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0350  74/2/12    ALMONT,MICH         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 84 TOTAL
        TIME - 1750                    N6820W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALMONT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALMONT,MICH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6820W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6820W-1977-05-19), registration cancelled 1977-05-19, S/N 28-20958, built 1965 (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: Almont

## 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 19740212002449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740212002449A), Feb 12, 1974: Piper PA28140, Almont, 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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