- Date
- October 1, 1976
- Place
- Coral, MI · CORAL, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3438APiper PA-22
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761001032109A
- Case key
- 155775
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2990 76/10/1 CORAL,MI PIPER PA-22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 46, 105 TIME - 1150 N3438A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FULTON,MI GRAND MARIS,MI CORAL,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: GO-AROUND STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3438A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3438A · 1
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