# NTSB CHI74DEM53: Piper PA-24, N6883P, Lawrence, MI, April 13, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1974
- Place: Lawrence, MI · LAWRENCE, MI
- Location: 42.2150° N, 86.0575° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawrence, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2150&lon=-86.0575&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 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186236
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEM53
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM53

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0915  74/4/13    LAWRENCE,MICH       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 3433
        TIME - 1830                    N6883P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOOTHBY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAWRENCE,MICH               ANN ARBOR,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RWY 1800FT SOFT AND MUDDY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6883P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6883P-2007-11-08), registration cancelled 2007-11-08, S/N 242019 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-180) (registry code 7102403) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Boothby Field

## 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 19740413029019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740413029019A), Apr 13, 1974: Piper PA24400, Lawrence, MI, Substantial damage. Rwy 1800FT soft and muddy.

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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