- Date
- January 18, 1981
- Place
- Michigan City, IN · MICHIGAN CITY, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9943WPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report April 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810118000679A
- Case key
- 126816
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0337 81/1/18 MICHIGAN CITY,IN PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N9943W PX- 0 0 2 DUAL AGE 28, 775 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 255 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MICHIGAN CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MICHIGAN CITY,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9943W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Michigan City
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.