- Date
- December 22, 1970
- Place
- Romulus, MI · ROMULUS, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6748YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159394
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1934 70/12/22 ROMULUS,MICH PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 16000 TIME - 2200 N6748Y PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 4006 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DETROIT METRO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AKRON,OHIO FLINT,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IFR OPERATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- EMERG NOT DCLRD-VFR.PLACARDED VFR ONLY.ATMTD ILS APCH,NO GS RCVR.HIT WIRES APRX 100FT AGL.LNDD OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6748Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Detroit Metro
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