# NTSB CHI81FEM36: Piper PA-28, N2964B, Mackinaw, MI, August 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 14, 1981
- Place: Mackinaw, MI · MACKINAW, MI
- Location: 45.7444° N, 84.6933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Township of Mackinaw, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7444&lon=-84.6933&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEM36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1920  81/8/14    MACKINAW,MI         PIPER PA-28         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 187
        TIME - 1200                    N2964B              PX-  0  1  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACKINAW CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MACKINAW,MI                 MACKINAC ISLAND,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- RWY GRADIENT 1/4DEG UPHILL.D/A APPROX 2000FT.WEEDS ON RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2964B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2964B-1983-02-03), registration cancelled 1983-02-03, S/N 28-7911278, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28
- Registry model: [Piper PA-28-236](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (registry code 7102815) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mackinaw City

## 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 19810814049559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810814049559A), Aug 14, 1981: Piper PA28236, Mackinaw City, MI, Destroyed. Tore off landing gear on buncy takeoff from closed airport. Slid into trees. Dirt mounds and soft sand factors.

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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