CHI67F0556

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-30 · Birmingham, MI · March 6, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 6, 1967
Place
Birmingham, MI · BIRMINGHAM, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7044YPiper PA-30
Status
Completed · report August 14, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118038

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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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3-0683   67/3/6    BIRMINGHAM, MICH    PIPER PA-30         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 872
        TIME - 1310                    N7044Y              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 210 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BERZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE

Aircraft

Registration
N7044Y
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Berz

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