# NTSB CHI76FEC06: Piper PA-20, N7041K, Tecumseh, MI, August 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1975
- Place: Tecumseh, MI · TECUMSEH, MI
- Location: 42.0061° N, 83.9445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tecumseh, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0061&lon=-83.9445&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEC06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2496   75/8/9    TECUMSEH,MI         PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 87 TOTAL
        TIME - 1310                    N7041K              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TECUMSEH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TECUMSEH,MI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ALL BUT 3.6 HR IN TRICYCLE GR ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7041K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7041K-2001-06-07), registration cancelled 2001-06-07, S/N 20-149 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-20) (registry code 7102002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tecumseh

## 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 19750809025969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750809025969A), Aug 9, 1975: Piper PA20, Tecumseh, MI, Substantial damage. All but 3.6 hr in tricycle gr acft.

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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