- Date
- July 13, 1975
- Place
- Acme, MI · ACME, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7174HPiper J3-85C
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750713021629A
- Case key
- 149941
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1973 75/7/13 ACME,MI PIPER J3-85C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1249 TIME - 1042 N7174H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ACME DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ACME,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7174H
- Reported as
- Piper J3-85C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Acme
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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