- Date
- November 20, 1966
- Place
- Cassopolis, MI · CASSOPOLIS, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1997APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119995
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0978 66/11/20 CASSOPOLIS MICH PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, UNK/NR TIME - 1653 N1997A PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- PLT WAS SPOTTING DEER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1997A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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