- Date
- January 5, 1964
- Place
- Kalamazoo, MI · KALAMAZOO, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N30431Piper J4F
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 186100
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0057 64/1/5 KALAMAZOO MICH PIPER J4F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 183 TIME - 1100 N30431 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 83 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30431
- Reported as
- Piper J4F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N30431Registration cancelled May 15, 2015 · Piper J4FAirframe modelPiper J4FEngine modelLycoming 0-145B series
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