- Date
- January 19, 1969
- Place
- St.Helen, MI · ST.HELEN, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4722LPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191183
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0586 69/1/19 ST.HELEN,MICH PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1545 N4722L PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 28, 1501 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 640 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.HELEN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- DRAGGED FLD TO CHASE SNOW MOBILES OFF RNWY. LANDED IN DEEP SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4722L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St.Helen