CHI67F0596

NTSB accident investigation · Piper J3C-65 · Port Sanilac, MI · April 8, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 8, 1967
Place
Port Sanilac, MI · PORT SANILAC, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
CF-VOXPiper J3C-65
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118330

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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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E-0007   67/4/8    PORT SANILAC MICH   PIPER J3C-65        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 1635                    CF-VOX              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  35, 370 TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PILOT OVERSHOT LANDING AREA.

Aircraft

Registration
CF-VOX
Reported as
Piper J3C-65
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage