Piper PA-22-150 N7234D

Summary

On 10 December 1983 at about 13:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N7234D was involved in an accident near Owosso, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 December 1983 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Owosso, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Owosso

Coordinates

42.9903, -84.1693

Aircraft

Piper PA-22-150

Registration

N7234D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI84LA057

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM OWASSO AIRPORT. THE PLT STATED THAT HE NOTICED THE TAKEOFF ROLL WAS LONGER THAN NORMAL BUT EVERYTHING SEEMED ALRIGHT UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 100 FT AGL WHEN THE ACFT WOULD NO LONGER CLIMB. THE ACFT IMPACTED ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY AND ABOUT 20 DEGREES LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE PLT STATED THAT HE BRUSHED THE SNOW FROM THE WINGS BEFORE TAKEOFF. IT WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED THAT ABOUT 1/8 TO 1/4 INCH OF SNOW REMAINED ON THE WING 1/3 OF THE WAY BACK FROM THE LEADING EDGE TO THE AILERON WHEN THE TAKEOFF OCCURRED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.