CHI80DEM32

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-28 · Lake Leelanau, MI · July 2, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 2, 1980
Place
Lake Leelanau, MI · LAKE LEELANAU, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N41973Piper PA-28
Status
Completed · report August 13, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800702024289A
Case key
129853

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1109   80/7/2    LAKE LEELANAU,MI    PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N41973              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 59 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KRIEGER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TRAVERSE CITY,MI            LAKE LEELANAU,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- VAN DROVE INTO PATH OF LNDG ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N41973
Reported as
Piper PA-28
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Krieger Field

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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.