- Date
- February 27, 1979
- Place
- Lapeer, MI · LAPEER, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4342EPiper PA-38
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790227003879A
- Case key
- 137748
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0171 79/2/27 LAPEER,MI PIPER PA-38 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 27 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N4342E PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUPONT LAPEER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAPEER,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY REMARKS- L MAIN LNDG GEAR BROKE THROUGH ICE PACKED ON RWY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4342E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-38
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dupont Lapeer
N4342ERegistered now · Piper PA-38-112Airframe modelPiper PA-38-112Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.