- Date
- December 10, 1966
- Place
- Houghton, MI · HOUGHTON, MI
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N32787Piper J5A
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120605
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0897 66/12/10 HOUGHTON MICH PIPER J5A CR- 0 2 0 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N32787 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 22, 477 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 72 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUGHTON SANDS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED DUAL STUDENT - FAILURE TO RELINQUISH CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- SIMULATED FORCED LANDING AT LOW ALTITUDE.PLT ROLLED ACFT INTO STEEP BANK AND FROZE CONTROLS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32787
- Reported as
- Piper J5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Houghton Sands
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