- Date
- October 26, 1975
- Place
- Salem, MI · SALEM, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5394LPiper PA-28N8435UCessna 172F
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19751026040991A19751026040992A
- Case key
- 151420
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3824 75/10/26 SALEM,MI CESSNA 172F CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 109 TIME - 1530 N8435U PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALEM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLYMOUTH MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PIPER ACFT OVR R WING OF CESSNA WHEN COLLISION TOOK PLACE.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3824 75/10/26 SALEM,MI PIPER PA-28 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 186 TIME - 1530 N5394L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 1 2 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALEM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PORTSMOUTH,OH PLYMOUTH,MI UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - UNICOM RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- BOTH ACFT ON SHORT FINAL.CESSNA IN FRONT OF AND BELOW PIPER APPEARED TO NOSE UP BFR ACFT COLLIDED.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N5394L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Salem
- Registration
- N8435U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Salem
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.