- Date
- October 5, 1968
- Place
- Salem, MI · SALEM, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2343PPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108346
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3253 68/10/5 SALEM,MICH PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 34, 97 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N2343P PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALEM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER REMARKS- MICH AERONAUTICAL CHART SHOWED SALEM ARPT 200 FT TOO LOW.FURTHER DAMAGE ON LDG AT ANN ARBOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2343P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Salem
N2343PRegistered now · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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