CHI73ACO34

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Hubbard Lk, MI · September 18, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 18, 1972
Place
Hubbard Lk, MI · HUBBARD LK, MI
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N5695YPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168204

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3935  72/9/18    HUBBARD LK,MICH     PIPER PA-23         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 903
        TIME - 2025                    N5695Y              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUSEON,OHIO                ALPENA,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED

Aircraft

Registration
N5695Y
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.