- Date
- October 27, 1970
- Place
- Petersburg, MI · PETERSBURG, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3749PPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162486
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1552 70/10/27 NR.PETERSBURG,MICH PIPER PA-22 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 138 TIME - 2300 N3749P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TROY,MICH PHILLIPSBURG,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- APRX 1 SPOONFUL FUEL IN CARB.SLCTR PSN R TANK,TK EMPTY.L WING DESTROYED.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL .29 PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3749P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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