# NTSB CHI81FEM06: Piper PA-20, N4859A, Newaygo, MI, January 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1981
- Place: Newaygo, MI · NEWAYGO, MI
- Location: 43.4173° N, 85.7995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newaygo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4173&lon=-85.7995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127161
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0042  81/1/22    NEWAYGO,MI          PIPER PA-20         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 142
        TIME - 1900                    N4859A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWAYGO
        DEPARTURE POINT
          NEWAYGO,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- SNOW PILED ON SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4859A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4859A), registered now, S/N 22-4015 (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)
- 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
- Airport: Newaygo

## 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 19810122003349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810122003349A), Jan 22, 1981: Piper PA22150, Newaygo, MI, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft during takeoff and ran into snowbank.

## Other investigations on N4859A (2)

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 MKC90LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA056), Feb 20, 1990: Piper PA-22 (N4859A), Ely, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE STRONG/GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITION.
- [NTSB CHI79FEM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEM05), Oct 2, 1978: Piper PA-22 (N4859A), Grand Rapids, MI, 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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