# NTSB CHI76DEC56: Piper PA-28, N75248, Mason, MI, August 23, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 23, 1976
- Place: Mason, MI · MASON, MI
- Location: 42.5807° N, 84.4423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5807&lon=-84.4423&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEC56
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEC56

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2152  76/8/23  NR.MASON,MI           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0940                    N75248              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 1905 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            353 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEWETT AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MASON,MI                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        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)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- T/D WITH APRX 500FT RWY REMAINING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75248](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75248), registered now, S/N 28-7625209, built 1976 (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: Jewett Airport

## 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 19760823025499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760823025499A), Aug 23, 1976: Piper PA28140, Mason, MI, Substantial damage. T/d with aprx 500FT rwy remaining.

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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