# NTSB CHI79DEC19: Piper PA-38, N4342E, Lapeer, MI, February 27, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 27, 1979
- Place: Lapeer, MI · LAPEER, MI
- Location: 43.0452° N, 83.3264° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lapeer, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0452&lon=-83.3264&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137748
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEC19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEC19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0171  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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4342E), registered now, S/N 38-78A0564, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-38
- Registry model: [Piper PA-38-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-38-112) (registry code 7103812) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dupont Lapeer

## 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 19790227003879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790227003879A), Feb 27, 1979: Piper PA38112, Lapeer, MI, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control when he hit ice on 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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