# NTSB CHI80FEC16: Piper PA-22, N8138D, Hadley, MI, May 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1980
- Place: Hadley, MI · HADLEY, MI
- Location: 42.9545° N, 83.4033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hadley, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9545&lon=-83.4033&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136379
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEC16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEC16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1777   80/5/4    HADLEY,MI           PIPER PA-22         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 128
        TIME - 1755                    N8138D              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLINT, MI                   HADLEY,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- 8IN HIGH WHEAT FIELD.BOY STRUCK BY DEBRIS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8138D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8138D), registered now, S/N 22-5629, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22
- Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800504045839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504045839A), May 4, 1980: Piper PA22160, Hadley, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted takeoff from unimproved field. Takeoff was aborted too late & aircraft hit trees at end of field.

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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