- Date
- May 29, 1965
- Place
- Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N32504Piper J3C
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177917
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1341 65/5/29 NR.MUSKEGON MICH PIPER J3C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2292 TIME - 1900 N32504 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) LDG GR-LEFT FLOAT FAILED FOR UNDETERMINED REASON FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- AIRCRAFT SANK IN LAKE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32504
- Reported as
- Piper J3C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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