# NTSB CHI79FEC50: Piper PA-28R, N54425, Hudson, MI, September 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1979
- Place: Hudson, MI · HUDSON, MI
- Location: 41.8565° N, 84.3457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hudson, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8565&lon=-84.3457&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEC50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC50

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54425-1993-11-18), registration cancelled 1993-11-18, S/N 28R7435103 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28R-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (registry code 7102811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Moore

## 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 19790902026059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902026059A), Sep 2, 1979: Piper PA28R200, Hudson, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot attemped takeoff from short strip at gross wt in very marginal conditions. Crashed when acft would not climb.

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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