- Date
- August 4, 1973
- Place
- Fibre, MI · FIBRE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7534KPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730804024359A
- Case key
- 189460
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2118 73/8/4 FIBRE,MICH PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 260 TIME - 1630 N7534K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 253 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWD FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP OSHKOSH,WIS FIBRE,MICH MANISTIQUE,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- SOFT SPOT IN CENTER OF RWY KNOWN TO PLT. LND ON L EDGE,WG HIT TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7534K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dowd Field
N7534KRegistered now · Piper PA-18-105 SPECIALAirframe modelPiper PA-18-105 SPECIALEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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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.