CHI66A0095

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Gaylord, MI · May 30, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 30, 1966
Place
Gaylord, MI · GAYLORD, MI
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 uninjured
Damage
No damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N2906MPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report January 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171553

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0471  66/5/30    GAYLORD MICH        PIPER PA-12         CR-  1  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 318
        TIME - 1040                    N2906M              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 240 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTSEGO COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
        REMARKS- PLT CUT PWR AT FUEL DOCK.ACFT TURNED INTO WIND,CREWMAN ON FLOAT FOR DOCKING FELL FWD INTO PROP.

Aircraft

Registration
N2906M
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
No damage
Airport
Otsego County

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