- Date
- August 5, 1972
- Place
- Cedarville, MI · CEDARVILLE, MI
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5984HPiper PA-16
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168025
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2855 72/8/5 CEDARVILLE,MICH PIPER PA-16 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 425 TIME - 1115 N5984H PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANISTIQUE,MICH DRUMMOND ISLAND,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- FABRIC HEADLINER FAILURE IN FLT RESULTED IN MARGINAL ACFT CONTROLLABILITY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5984H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private Strip
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