- Date
- February 20, 1975
- Place
- Ann Arbor, MI · ANN ARBOR, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3939WPiper PA-32
- Status
- Completed · report April 1, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750220003119A
- Case key
- 147831
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0427 75/2/20 ANN ARBOR,MI PIPER PA-32 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 298 TIME - 2215 N3939W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANN ARBOR MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YPSILANTI,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- LANDING LIGHT INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3939W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ann Arbor Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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