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Piper PA-28-140 N1157H

6 August 1989 · Troy, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 August 1989 at about 19:15 local time, a Piper PA-28-140 registered N1157H was involved in an accident near Troy, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 19:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Troy, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Oakland-Troy (7D2)
Coordinates
42.5594, -83.1801
Aircraft
Piper PA-28-140
Registration
N1157H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Troy → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI89LA160

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND FAILED TO PROPERLY COMPENSATE FOR UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AS THE PILOT FLARED TO LAND, THE RAPIDLY SHIFTING AND GUSTING WINDS MOVED FROM A QUARTERING HEADWIND TO A TAILWIND. DESPITE REMEDIAL CORRECTIONS, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LAND OR GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A FENCE AND THEN A TREE. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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