Piper PA-38-112 accident near Almont, Michigan, July 14, 1984
On July 14, 1984 at about 8:45 pm local time, a Piper PA-38-112, registered N2492B, was substantially damaged in an accident near Almont, Michigan (Almont airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 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
- July 14, 1984 · about 8:45 pm local time
- Place
- Almont, Michigan · Almont · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-38-112 · all PA-38-112s on the register
- Registration
- N2492B · no longer on the register · serial 38-79A0087
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ON 7/13, THE PLT DEPARTED FRASER, MI, WITH FULL FUEL TANKS & FLEW TO LAKES OF THE NORTH. THE NEXT DAY HE FLEW TO MACKINAC ISLAND. HE THEN DEPARTED MACKINAC ISLAND WITHOUT REFUELING. NEAR FLINT, MI, THE PLT CONTACTED APCH CONTROL & INFORMED THEM HE WAS LOW ON FUEL. WHILE RECEIVING VECTORS TO ALMONT ARPT, THE ENG QUIT DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION & THE ACFT LANDED IN A WHEAT FIELD AND WAS DAMAGED.
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
- Flight time: 138 hours in all; 73 in this make and model; 34 in the last 90 days; 59 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 900 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, March 5, 1984; 20 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-L2C (piston); 0 hours total
- Operator: Dap II Aviation
The flight
- Departed from: Y84 Mackinac Island MI at 6:15 pm
- Destination: D13 Fraser MI
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 240° at 14 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 25,000 ft; scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 66°F (19°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 8:45 pm from FNT, 31 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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