CHI70FBJ30

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24 · Hessel, MI · June 2, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 2, 1970
Place
Hessel, MI · HESSEL, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
CF-SURPiper PA-24
Status
Completed · report March 17, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115370

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0007   70/6/2    HESSEL,MICH         PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             CERTIFICATE OTHER, AGE
        TIME - 2030                    CF-SUR              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  35, 736 TOTAL HOURS, 398
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HESSEL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAULT STE.MARIE,MICH        HESSEL,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED HE THOUGHT GR HIT ROCK OR HOLE.GR WOULDNT RETRACT.INVEST COULDNT FIND OBSTRUCTIONS.

Aircraft

Registration
CF-SUR
Reported as
Piper PA-24
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hessel