# NTSB CHI80DEM10: Piper PA-20, N2807Z, Ithaca, MI, December 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1979
- Place: Ithaca, MI · ITHACA, MI
- Location: 43.2911° N, 84.5957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ithaca, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2911&lon=-84.5957&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEM10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3179  79/12/24   ITHACA,MI           PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 233
        TIME - 1200                    N2807Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 188 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALMA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ITHACA,MI                   ALMA,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/2 MILE OR LESS                                         SNOW GRAINS/SNOW PELLETS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      40
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           30                                                       15
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- AFTER LEAVING ROAD ACFT NOSED OVER IN SOFT GROUND.WIND GUSTS TO 20KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2807Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2807Z-1995-08-24), registration cancelled 1995-08-24, S/N 226800 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-20
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-150](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (registry code 7102210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alma

## 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 19791224034379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791224034379A), Dec 24, 1979: Piper PA22150, Alma, MI, Substantial damage. Attempted takeoff on farm road with gusty crosswind. Veered off road into soft field. Nosed over.

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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