- Date
- April 26, 1970
- Place
- Orangeville, MI · ORANGEVILLE, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3338ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 130041
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1882 70/4/26 ORANGEVILLE,MICH PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1285 TIME - 1615 N3338Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAPHAM STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ORANGEVILLE,MICH FRASER,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ENG QUIT 4-5FT AGL. INSUF RWY REMAININ TO STOP ACFT. ENG CKD OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3338Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lapham Strip
N3338ZRegistered now · Piper PA-22-160Airframe modelPiper PA-22-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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