# NTSB CHI79FEC52: Piper PA-28, N5944V, Marine City, MI, September 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1979
- Place: Marine City, MI · MARINE CITY, MI
- Location: 42.7143° N, 82.5028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marine City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7143&lon=-82.5028&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133796
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEC52
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC52

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3322   79/9/1    MARINE CITY,MI      PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 183
        TIME - 0945                    N5944V              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 56 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARINE CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRASER,MI                   MARINE CITY,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- HWY 30FT FM END OF RWY,NO WARNING FOR LOW FLYING ACFT.HIT TOP OF TNKR TRUCK.DSPLCD THR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5944V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5944V-1981-12-24), registration cancelled 1981-12-24, S/N 28-7725249 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-140](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (registry code 7102802) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Marine City

## 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 19790901042129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790901042129A), Sep 1, 1979: Piper PA28140, Marine City, MI, Destroyed. Airplane struck tanker truck on short final. Crashed inverted on airport. Road is 30 feet from 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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