# NTSB CHI81FEM31: Piper PA-32R, N39659, Harbor Springs, MI, July 26, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1981
- Place: Harbor Springs, MI · HARBOR SPRINGS, MI
- Location: 45.4325° N, 84.9891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harbor Springs, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4325&lon=-84.9891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124018
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEM31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2764  81/7/26    HARBOR SPRINGS,MI   PIPER PA-32R        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 59, 2364
        TIME - 1745                    N39659              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARBOR SPRINGS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HARBOR SPRINGS,MI           JACKSON,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INCORRECT TRIM SETTING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        REMARKS- ELEVATOR TRIM FD IN FULL NOSE DN POSITION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N39659](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39659), registered now, S/N 32R-7887136 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32R
- Registry model: [Piper PA-32RT-300T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300t) (registry code 7103216) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Harbor Springs

## 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 19810726044349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810726044349A), Jul 26, 1981: Piper PA32R301T, Harbor Springs, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed off end of runway after pilot aborted takeoff. Elevator trim found full down position.

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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