Piper PA28 accident near Clinton, MI

On June 10, 2024, a Piper PA28 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Clinton, MI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

June 10, 2024

Place

Clinton, MI

Aircraft

Piper PA28 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

42.083°N, 83.948°W

NTSB ID

20240610194430

Official records · CEN24FA215

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 10, 2024, about 1311 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140 airplane, N1039X, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Clinton, Michigan. The flight instructor was fatally injured, and the student pilot sustained serious injury. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the airplane’s operator, the purpose of the flight was for the instructor and student pilot to conduct initial flight training maneuvers during their first flight together. ADS-B data indicated that the airplane departed Ann Arbor Municipal Airport (ARB), Ann Arbor, Michigan, about 1132 and proceeded south of the airport, where it performed several maneuvers. At 1311:36, ADS-B data showed that the airplane descended about 200 ft while losing nearly 30 kts of airspeed. The airplane then regained most of its airspeed while maintaining altitude. The pilot contacted the Ann Arbor air traffic control tower controller and was instructed to proceed straight in for runway 6. The pilot did not report any difficulties. ADS-B data ceased from 1308:45 to 1310:00 and, when the data resumed, the airplane was on the same general track toward the airport, but had descended about 300 ft. The airplane continued descending for the remainder of the flight. About 1310, the airport was about 14 miles away, and an NTSB performance study confirmed this was beyond the airplane’s glide distance. The airplane made a 270° left turn to a track that aligned it with a field and a local road. At 1311:36, when the airpla

Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control while maneuvering for a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s or flight instructor’s inadvertent positioning of the fuel selector valve between the Left Tank and Off positions, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power. Also contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s i

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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.