# NTSB CHI79FEC36: Piper PA-28, N40923, Petersburg, MI, July 22, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 22, 1979
- Place: Petersburg, MI · PETERSBURG, MI
- Location: 41.8994° N, 83.7066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Petersburg, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8994&lon=-83.7066&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135170
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEC36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1747  79/7/22    PETERSBURG,MI       PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 33 TOTAL
        TIME - 2245                    N40923              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LADA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HUBBARD LAKE,MI             LAMBERTVILLE,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40923](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40923-1982-11-18), registration cancelled 1982-11-18, S/N 28-7415111, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-151](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-151) (registry code 7102805) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lada

## 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 19790722015549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790722015549A), Jul 22, 1979: Piper PA28/, Petersburg, MI, Substantial damage. Student pilot crashed at night with 3 psgrs on board during an attempted precautionary landing. No evidence of fuel

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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