- Date
- December 6, 1970
- Place
- Midland, MI · MIDLAND, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6132HPiper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159126
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4358 70/12/6 MIDLAND,MICH PIPER J3C-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 322 TIME - 1700 N6132H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIDLAND,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6132H
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eastman
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