Piper PA-24-260 accident near Pontic, Michigan, May 24, 1984
On May 24, 1984 at about 7:33 pm local time, a Piper PA-24-260, registered N499LG, was substantially damaged in an accident near Pontic, Michigan (Oakland-Pontic airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 24, 1984 · about 7:33 pm local time
- Place
- Pontic, Michigan · Oakland-Pontic
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-24-260 · all PA-24-260s on the register
- Registration
- N499LG · no longer on the register · serial L5722-48
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT STATED THAT DURING THE FLARE IN A CROSS-WIND LANDING, THE ACFT BALLOONED & DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. THE ACFT THEN TOUCHED DOWN AT AN ANGLE & THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 20 KTS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 775 hours in all; 522 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days; 5,803 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 29,241 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 9, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 3,200 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: NEW Mew Orleans LA
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 27L, 6,200 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:33 pm from PKT, 1 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N499LG the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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