- Date
- January 10, 1971
- Place
- Boyne City, MI · BOYNE CITY, MI
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4740SPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159959
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0444 71/1/10 BOYNE CITY,MICH PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 68 TOTAL TIME - 1025 N4740S PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOYNE MOUNTAIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ANN ARBOR,MICH BOYNE CITY,MICH OWOSSO,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- APRX 3IN SNOW ON RWY.WIND GUSTING 15K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4740S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Boyne Mountain
N4740SRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N4740S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI83LA020Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVandalia, OHThe pilot estimated that he had 40 gal of fuel on board when he departed parkersburg, WV for new carlisle, OH. During a night arrival at new carlisle, he was unable to activate the runway lights by keying his microphone. Therefore, he diverted to Vandalia,…NTSB CHI74DEG04Accident · No injuriesClosedVandalia, OH