- Date
- July 11, 1970
- Place
- Haslett, MI · HASLETT, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5126YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113077
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1542 70/7/11 HASLETT,MICH PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0327 N5126Y PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 26, 1800 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JOLIET,ILL LANSING,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION REMARKS- DSCNDD BLO PUBLISHED APCH MIN ALT.ARPT RVR 20,PLT ADVSD LOW FUEL WILL TRY APCH.HIT GRND 910FT MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5126Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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