Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-22-150 N7335D

29 August 1984 · Lake City, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 August 1984 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N7335D, operated by Gerald West, was involved in an accident near Lake City, 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.

The record

Date
at 22:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Lake City, Michigan, United States
Coordinates
44.3296, -85.1997
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-150
Registration
N7335D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Gerald West
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Lake City → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI84LA370

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

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

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, AT ABOUT 30 FT AGL AFTER TAKEOFF THE ENG RPM BEGAN TO DECREASE. THE ACFT FLEW INTO A TREE ADJACENT TO A ROAD NEAR THE END OF THE RWY. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THE PROPERTY OWNER REPORTED THAT THE TURF AIRSTRIP WAS APRX 1,500 FT LONG. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS CALCULATED TO BE 3,500 FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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