- Date
- November 7, 1966
- Place
- Plymouth, MI · PLYMOUTH, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4062CPietenpol Camper
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120217
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3627 66/11/7 PLYMOUTH MICH PIETENPOL CAMPER CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 41, TIME - 1630 N4062C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 32 TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METTETAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: BRACING WIRES,STRUTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- IMPROPER TURNBUCKLE BARREL INSTALLED L.WING BRACE WIRES FAILED.WING RIGGING AND BALANCE SHIFTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4062C
- Reported as
- Pietenpol Camper
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mettetal
N4062CRegistration cancelled Jun 30, 1970 · Wille PIENTENPOL AIRCAMPERAirframe modelWille PIENTENPOL AIRCAMPER
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