# NTSB CHI76FEC54: Piper PA-28, N56615, Fraser, MI, August 16, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1976
- Place: Fraser, MI · FRASER, MI
- Location: 42.5377° N, 82.9467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fraser, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5377&lon=-82.9467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155524
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEC54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2365  76/8/16    FRASER,MI           PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1445                    N56615              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 45, 2000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKINLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRASER,MI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TRACTOR. SUBSTANTIAL DMG. NO STANDARD ARPT FLAG OR ROTATING BEACON ON TRACTOR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N56615 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mckinley

## 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 19760816026729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760816026729A), Aug 16, 1976: Piper PA28140, Fraser, MI, Substantial damage. Acft collided with a tractor. Substantial dmg. No standard arpt flag or rotating beacon on tractor

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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