- Date
- March 3, 1981
- Place
- Manistee, MI · MANISTEE, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N479TPiper PA-34
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127341
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0280 81/3/3 MANISTEE,MI PIPER PA-34 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 14000 TIME - 1230 N479T PX- 0 0 1 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 249 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANISTEE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANISTEE,MI MUSKEGON,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- TURBOCHARGERS ON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N479T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-34
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Manistee County