- Date
- September 2, 1979
- Place
- Hudson, MI · HUDSON, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N54425Piper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790902026059A
- Case key
- 134017
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2296 79/9/2 HUDSON,MI PIPER PA-28R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1833 N54425 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 22, 620 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 165 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUDSON,MI UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 85 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- GEAR MALFUNCTIONED DURING PRIOR FLT.PLT STATED GEAR OVERRIDE SWITCH HARD TO OPERATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54425
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Moore
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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.