Piper PA-28-180 N5195L
18 June 1995 · Brooklyn, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 18 June 1995 at about 21:14 local time, a Piper PA-28-180 registered N5195L was involved in an accident near Brooklyn, Michigan, United States. 3 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brooklyn, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brooklyn-Shamrock (6G8)
- Coordinates
- 42.1902, -84.3009
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-180
- Registration
- N5195L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Middleton
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI95LA183
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot operating the airplane with a known deficiency. A factor was the pilot not maintaining control of the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE IN A HIGH PITCH-UP ATTITUDE, YAWING LEFT AND RIGHT. ONE WITNESS, AN AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC, SAID THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT WAS NOT PRODUCING FULL POWER. AFTER GAINING ABOUT 100 TO 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE AIRPLANE ROLLED INTO A 90 DEGREE BANK AND DESCENDED INTO SWAMPY TERRAIN. FLIGHT CONTROL CABLE CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED. THE CARBURETOR HAD BROKEN AWAY FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND HAD BEEN SUBMERGED IN SWAMP WATER. EXAMINATION OF THE MAGNETOS REVEALED THE RIGHT MAGNETO TIMING HAD BEEN 8 DEGREES BEFORE TOP DEAD CENTER; THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED SETTING IS 26 DEGREES BEFORE TOP DEAD CENTER. THE LEFT MAGNETO TIMING WAS SET AT THIS NUMBER. THE RIGHT MAGNETO WAS RETIMED TO THE MANUFACTURER'S PRESCRIBED SETTING. THE ENGINE RUNUP WAS ACCOMPLISHED USING ITS MAGNETOS AND A FACTORY CARBURETOR. THE ENGINE AND CARBURETOR WERE EXAMINED AT THEIR RESPECTIVE MANUFACTURERS; BOTH WERE FOUND TO OPERATE WITHIN THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 1995 | Piper PA-28-161 | Rutland, Vermont, United States | Pierre Gourinchas | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1995 | Piper PA-28-180 | Warwick, New York, United States | Theodore LEB | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1995 | Piper PA-28-181 | Palm Springs, California, United States | Alan L. Kaplan | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1995 | Piper PA-28-140 | Bolivar, Tennessee, United States | Alec S. Bari | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1995 | Piper PA-28-140 | Colorado Spgs, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1995 | Piper PA-28-161 | Carmel Valley, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb 1995 | Cessna 172 | Holland, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1995 | Cessna 150A | Grant, Michigan, United States | Harry Sutliffe | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1995 | Cessna 152 | Owosso, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1995 | Cessna 150 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 1995 | Piper PA-28-181 | Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1995 | Cessna 172 | Alma, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |