- Date
- August 31, 1968
- Place
- Mecosta, MI · MECOSTA, MI
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6939BPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108407
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3028 68/8/31 MECOSTA,MICH PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 70 TOTAL TIME - 1440 N6939B PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MECOSTA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- FLD LISTED FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY.RNWY UPSLOPE,ROUGH,SOFT SPOTS,OF MINIMAL LENGTH FOR PA-22 ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6939B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mecosta
N6939BRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2014 · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N6939B · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI96LA096Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBourbon, INWater contamination in the fuel, and an inadequate preflight by the pilot. Factors relating to the accident were: soft terrain in the emergency landing area, and an improper soft field landing procedure used by the pilot.NTSB CHI82DA167Accident · No injuriesFinal reportHarrison, MIDuring takeoff the pilot failed to clear a chain link fence. The aircraft collided with a ditch and the left main landing gear collapsed.