- Date
- March 29, 1969
- Place
- Drummond, MI · DRUMMOND, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5157YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191115
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0844 69/3/29 DRUMMOND,MICH PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 6447 TIME - 1630 N5157Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DRUMMOND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY REMARKS- NOSE GR BROKE THRU ICE ON RNWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5157Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Drummond
N5157YRegistered now · Piper PA-23-250Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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