- Date
- January 5, 1964
- Place
- Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5973HPiper PA16
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185449
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0063 64/1/5 MUSKEGON MICH PIPER PA16 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 350 TIME - 1700 N5973H PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- SKI-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT BROKE THRU THIN ICE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5973H
- Reported as
- Piper PA16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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