CHI71AC001

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-20 · Mikado, MI · July 6, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 6, 1970
Place
Mikado, MI · MIKADO, MI
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1564APiper PA-20
Status
Completed · report August 10, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115500

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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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3-0662   70/7/6    MIKADO,MICH         PIPER PA-20         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1341                    N1564A              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC FIRE CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 42, 3522 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEWISTON,MICH               LUZERNE,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNKN.

Aircraft

Registration
N1564A
Reported as
Piper PA-20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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