# NTSB CHI74FEC12: Piper PA-28, N1760T, Dexter, MI, September 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1973
- Place: Dexter, MI · DEXTER, MI
- Location: 42.3323° N, 83.8810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dexter, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3323&lon=-83.8810&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188546
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEC12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2908  73/9/11    DEXTER,MICH         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 241
        TIME - 1221                    N1760T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANN ARBOR,MICH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DRG SIM ENG OUT APCH,ATMTD TO GO UNDER WIRES,DMGD VERT STAB AND RUDDER ASSY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1760T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- 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 19730911029179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730911029179A), Sep 11, 1973: Piper PA28140, Dexter, MI, Substantial damage. Drg sim eng out apch,atmtd to go under wires,dmgd vert stab and rudder assy.

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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