# NTSB CHI75FEC28: Piper PA-28, N56497, Lake Orion, MI, December 18, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 18, 1974
- Place: Lake Orion, MI · LAKE ORION, MI
- Location: 42.7842° N, 83.2455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Orion, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7842&lon=-83.2455&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145032
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEC28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4085  74/12/18   LAKE ORION,MICH     PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1645                    N56497              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 22, 1932 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            904 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND ORION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONTIAC,MICH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- SNOWBANK AT APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56497](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56497-2013-01-31), registration cancelled 2013-01-31, S/N 28-7325642, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Oakland Orion

## 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 19741218042569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741218042569A), Dec 18, 1974: Piper PA28140, Lake Orion, MI, Substantial damage. Snowbank at approach end of runway.

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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