- Date
- March 14, 1974
- Place
- Port Huron, MI · PORT HURON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N901APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740314007649A
- Case key
- 186499
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0660 74/3/14 PORT HURON,MICH PIPER PA-22 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 44, 230 TIME - 1725 N901A PX- 0 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST CLAIR COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- PARKING BRAKE OFF.COCKPIT UNATTENDED.HANDPROPING ENG.BLOOD ALC LVL 206MG%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N901A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- St Clair County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.