- Date
- August 7, 1973
- Place
- Charlotte, MI · CHARLOTTE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4847HPiper PA-17
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730807024089A
- Case key
- 189456
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2114 73/8/7 NR.CHARLOTTE,MICH PIPER PA-17 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 500 TIME - 1415 N4847H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TINKERVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- MISTOOK PHONE WIRES FOR PWR LINES. GR CAUGHT PWR LINE AT END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4847H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-17
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tinkerville
N4847HRegistration cancelled Oct 14, 2014 · Piper PA-17Airframe modelPiper PA-17Engine modelContinental A&C65 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.