- Date
- May 29, 1972
- Place
- Bark River, MI · BARK RIVER, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N30882Piper J5A
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166996
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1941 72/5/29 BARK RIVER,MICH PIPER J5A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 316 TIME - 1445 N30882 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BARK RIVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ESCANABA,MICH BARK RIVER,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED REMARKS- PLT STATED TAIL WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED AND LOW PRESSURE IN R BRAKE CYL. WG HIT TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30882
- Reported as
- Piper J5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bark River
N30882Registration cancelled Jan 30, 2019 · Piper J5AAirframe modelPiper J5AEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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