- Date
- May 13, 1972
- Place
- Richfield, OH · RICHFIELD, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N5112SPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165870
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0473 72/5/13 RICHFIELD,OHIO PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 211 TIME - 0605 N5112S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 172 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PAINESVILLE,OHIO LOUISVILLE,KY UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK REMARKS- PLT DIED FROM ACUTE CORONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5112S
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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