- Date
- July 19, 1970
- Place
- Cadillac, MI · CADILLAC, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5562HPiper PA-11S
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107661
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4211 70/7/19 CADILLAC,MICH PIPER PA-11S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 265 TIME - 1610 N5562H PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CADILLAC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CADILLAC,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 17 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- FLOATS,WATER LDG.PLT STATED WIND GUST LIFTED L WING.R WING,PONTOON HIT WATER,ACFT SANK.GUSTS 29K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5562H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cadillac
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