- Date
- February 16, 1972
- Place
- Sturgis, MI · STURGIS, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8046NPiper PA-28
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164995
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1060 72/2/16 STURGIS,MICH PIPER PA-28 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 23 TOTAL TIME - 1745 N8046N PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KIRSH MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STURGIS,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA REMARKS- TDN W ACFT NOSE TO L OF RWY HEADING. HIT FENCE 175FT FROM RWY L EDGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8046N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kirsh Muni
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