- Date
- October 31, 1972
- Place
- Pullman, MI · PULLMAN, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7509KPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169350
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3797 72/10/31 PULLMAN,MICH PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 21, 33 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N7509K PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOUTH HAVEN,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- PRACTICE EMERG LNDG APPROACH TOO CLOSE TO SURFACE STRUCTURES.TWILIGHT CONDITION WAS CONTRIBUTORY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7509K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage