CHI67A0103

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-11 · Weidman, MI · March 18, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 18, 1967
Place
Weidman, MI · WEIDMAN, MI
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N1489NPiper PA-11
Status
Completed · report July 6, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119130

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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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2-0105  67/3/18    WEIDMAN,MICH        PIPER PA-11         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24,
        TIME - 1515                    N1489N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N1489N
Reported as
Piper PA-11
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.