UNK64X0331

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Marquette, MI · January 23, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 23, 1964
Place
Marquette, MI · MARQUETTE, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5143ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185635

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0180  64/1/23    MARQUETTE MICH      PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 19 TOTAL
        TIME - 1000                    N5143Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR

Aircraft

Registration
N5143Z
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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