- Date
- April 27, 1972
- Place
- Charlotte, MI · CHARLOTTE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7404KPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166099
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1752 72/4/27 CHARLOTTE,MICH PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 57, 33 TOTAL TIME - 0645 N7404K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FITCH H BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7404K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fitch H Beach
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