# NTSB CHI74DEM43: Piper PA-28, N7028W, Linwood, MI, February 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1974
- Place: Linwood, MI · LINWOOD, MI
- Location: 43.7392° N, 83.9622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Linwood, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7392&lon=-83.9622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEM43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0579   74/2/9    LINWOOD,MICH        PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 89 TOTAL
        TIME - 1505                    N7028W              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAY CITY,MICH               LINWOOD,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- SNOWMOBILE OPERATOR RPTD THAT HE AND OTRS WERE TRYING OUT THEIR SNOWMOBILES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7028W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7028W), registered now, S/N 28-712, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19740209003879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740209003879A), Feb 9, 1974: Piper PA28180, Linwood, MI, Substantial damage. Snowmobile operator rptd that he and otrs were trying out their snowmobiles.

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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