Piper PA-28-180 accident near Grosse Ile, MI
On September 2, 1996, a Piper PA-28-180 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Grosse Ile, MI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 2, 1996
- Place
- Grosse Ile, MI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 42.131°N, 83.149°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X06683
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 2, 1996, at 1215 eastern daylight time (edt), a Piper PA-28-180, N7082W, operated by a private pilot sustained substantial damage when on initial climb after takeoff, the airplane departed controlled flight. The airplane subsequently impacted into a river. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. A VFR flight plan was on file. Two passengers sustained fatal injuries. The pilot-in- command and another passenger sustained serious injuries. The flight originated at Grosse Ile, Michigan, at 1215 edt, and was en route to Jackson, Michigan. Several witnesses saw the airplane takeoff from Grosse Ile Municipal Airport, Michigan. One witness who observed the airplane from her home on the opposite shore, southeast of the departure end of the runway, remembered first hearing the airplane and then turned to watch the airplane climb out. She said to her husband that the airplane's altitude was lower than normal. "The airplane was going right to left. It was half as high as the normal flight traffic going on." The witness said she then saw the airplane enter a steep left bank of approximately 70 to 75 degrees. The airplane came at her and continued its turn so that they could see the bottom of the airplane. The witness said that the airplane lost altitude steadily through the turn until the left wing contacted the water. "There was a splash, but not an overly large one. The airplane then came out upright." Another witness who observed the airplane on takeoff from th
Probable cause
the pilot exceeding the critical angle of bank required to maintain altitude.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
