- Date
- January 1, 1974
- Place
- Marlette, MI · MARLETTE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2201PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report March 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187233
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0100 74/1/1 MARLETTE,MICH PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 208 TIME - 1445 N2201P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARLETTE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARLETTE,MICH CROSWELL,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- L ENG QUIT,PLT DIDNT FEATH PROP.ATTMPTD GO ARND DUE GR IND NOT DWN.PLT NOT MULTI-ENG RATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2201P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marlette
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