# NTSB CHI74FEC15: Piper PA-32, N15279, Brooklyn, MI, October 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1973
- Place: Brooklyn, MI · BROOKLYN, MI
- Location: 42.1055° N, 84.2488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brooklyn, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1055&lon=-84.2488&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187768
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEC15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEC15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4117   73/10/2   BROOKLYN,MICH       PIPER PA-32         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 506
        TIME - 1500                    N15279              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKLYN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GROSSE ISLE,MICH            BROOKLYN,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- WHEN PWR APLD ENG DID NOT RESPOND.ACFT T/D ABT 40FT SHORT OF RWY,STRUCK DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N15279](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15279-1996-11-19), registration cancelled 1996-11-19, S/N 327340031 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (registry code 7103212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brooklyn

## 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 19731002039139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731002039139A), Oct 2, 1973: Piper PA32300, Brooklyn, MI, Substantial damage. When pwr apld eng did not respond. Acft t/d abt 40FT short of rwy,struck ditch.

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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