- Date
- August 31, 1973
- Place
- Penconning, MI · PENCONNING, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3987TPiper PA-28R
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730831033379A
- Case key
- 188944
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2991 73/8/31 NR.PENCONNING,MICH PIPER PA-28R CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0115 N3987T PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 47, 3937 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 882 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE CITY,MICH DETROIT,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL: SPIRAL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INSTRUMENTS-MISREAD OR FAILED TO READ TERRAIN - OTHER PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- VOR STA NON-OPL DUE TSTM.BACK UP PWR NOT AVAIL.CRASHED 16 MI OFF CRSE.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL 0.196 PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3987T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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