# NTSB CHI80DEM20: Piper PA-28, N6839W, Harrison, MI, March 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1980
- Place: Harrison, MI · HARRISON, MI
- Location: 44.0089° N, 84.8062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harrison, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0089&lon=-84.8062&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0139  80/3/15    HARRISON,MI         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 219
        TIME - 1300                    N6839W              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARE CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARRISON,MI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           28                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED-WND GUST QUIT & HE LOST ALT ON FINAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6839W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6839W-1981-05-08), registration cancelled 1981-05-08, S/N 2820982 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Clare Co

## 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 19800315007159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800315007159A), Mar 15, 1980: Piper PA28140, Harrison, MI, Substantial damage. Hit snowbank 15 feet short of runway. Pilot reported gusty winds & downdraft. Nearest reported winds were light.

## Other investigations on N6839W (3)

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.

- [NTSB CHI80FEM42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM42), Aug 19, 1980: Piper PA-28 (N6839W), Harrison, MI, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI71DBJ65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBJ65), Mar 28, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N6839W), Ontonagon, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0307), Oct 5, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N6839W), Duluth, MN, substantial damage

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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