- Date
- November 22, 1987, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lake City, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9817WPiper PA-28
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871122069309A
- Case key
- 14020
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Analysis
The student pilot initiated a takeoff from a snow covered runway. During the initial ground run, he lost directional control. Subsequently, the aircraft ran off the side of the runway & collided with trees. The plt rprtd the wind was from the south at 8 to 10 KTS. Aprx 20 mi ene, the 1553 EST houghton lake wind was from 150 deg at 7 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9817W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2823319
- Airframe hours
- 3,150
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Henry C. Gubler
- Registered owner
- Henry C Gubler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 7, 1987
- Airport
- Y91 · Home Acres Sky Ranch, runway 18, 2,345 × 150 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 140 total · 90 in this make and model · 28 as pilot in command · 65 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HTL, 20 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9817W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.