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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Harbor Beach, MI · July 3, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 3, 1964
Place
Harbor Beach, MI · HARBOR BEACH, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N5083ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed · report October 8, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183243

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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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3-1912   64/7/3    HARBOR BEACH MICH   PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 177
        TIME - 1845                    N5083Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE

Aircraft

Registration
N5083Z
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.