# NTSB CHI75AC002: Piper PA-23, N1402P, Willis, MI, July 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 5, 1974
- Place: Willis, MI · WILLIS, MI
- Location: 42.1584° N, 83.5580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willis, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1584&lon=-83.5580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132582
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75AC002
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC002

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3890   74/7/5    WILLIS,MICH         PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 598
        TIME - 2245                    N1402P              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 322 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWIND ACRES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WASHINGTON,PA               WILLIS,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RUNWAY LIGHTING NOT INSTALLED.ACFT OBSVD T/D NE OF RWY INTERSECTION.ATMTD GO-ARND NR END OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1402P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1402P-1974-09-17), registration cancelled 1974-09-17, S/N 23-457 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23
- Registry model: [Piper PA-23-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-150) (registry code 7102303) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dowind Acres

## 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 19740705024929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740705024929A), Jul 5, 1974: Piper PA23, Willis, MI, Destroyed. Runway lighting not installed. Acft obsvd t/d NE of rwy intersection. Atmtd go-arnd nr end of rwy.

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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