- Date
- September 11, 1976
- Place
- Delton, MI · DELTON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5505ZPiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report January 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760911029249A
- Case key
- 155654
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3351 76/9/11 DELTON,MI PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 311 TIME - 1105 N5505Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLAINWELL,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- CIRCLING A GOLF COURSE TO DROP A SMALL PARACHUTE WITH AN ATTACHED GIFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5505Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5505ZRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2013 · Piper PA-22-108Airframe modelPiper PA-22-108Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5505Z · 1
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