# NTSB CHI81FA006: Piper PA-28, N7956N, Fremont, MI, November 13, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1980
- Place: Fremont, MI · FREMONT, MI
- Location: 43.4625° N, 85.9548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fremont, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4625&lon=-85.9548&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128633
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FA006
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA006

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2899  80/11/13   FREMONT,MI          PIPER PA-28         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 76 TOTAL
        TIME - 2039                    N7956N              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREMONT MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREMONT,MI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  400
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           RAIN SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      240
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DARK NGT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7956N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7956N-1983-11-25), registration cancelled 1983-11-25, S/N 28-5372 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (registry code 7102808) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Fremont Muni

## 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 19801113074799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801113074799A), Nov 13, 1980: Piper PA28180, Fremont, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Advised VFR not recommended. Departed, lost control on climbout. Observed spinning out of clouds to ground impact.

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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