- Date
- August 9, 1975
- Place
- Tecumseh, MI · TECUMSEH, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7041KPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750809025969A
- Case key
- 150121
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2496 75/8/9 TECUMSEH,MI PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 87 TOTAL TIME - 1310 N7041K PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TECUMSEH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TECUMSEH,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- ALL BUT 3.6 HR IN TRICYCLE GR ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7041K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tecumseh
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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.