- Date
- August 24, 1967
- Place
- Bemidji, MN · BEMIDJI, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5158HPiper PA-14
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113884
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3727 67/8/24 NR.BEMIDJI,MINN PIPER PA-14 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 423 TIME - 0925 N5158H PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEMIDJI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.WING TIP/FLOAT STRUCK LAKE IN LOW,LEFT CLIMBING TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5158H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-14
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bemidji
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