- Date
- August 24, 1975
- Place
- Charlotte, MI · CHARLOTTE, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6993KPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750824026709A
- Case key
- 150885
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2544 75/8/24 CHARLOTTE,MI PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 292 TIME - 0145 N6993K PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 208 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FITCH H BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- EMPENNAGE BROKE OFF,FUSELAGE DMGD,REAR SPAR BENT ON BOTH WINGS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6993K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fitch H Beach
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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.