- Date
- May 27, 1973
- Place
- Northport, MI · NORTHPORT, MI
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N92EJPiper PA-24
- Status
- Completed · report June 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730527012919A
- Case key
- 190431
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1382 73/5/27 NORTHPORT,MICH PIPER PA-24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 239 TIME - 1525 N92EJ PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 81 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOOLSEY MEMORIAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEAVER ISLAND,MICH NORTHPORT,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- APRX 2 PCT DOWNHILL GRADIENT AFTR FIRST 100FT.HIT SMALL TREES ABT 6-7FT HI.FULL FLAP GOAROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92EJ
- Reported as
- Piper PA-24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Woolsey Memorial
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.