Piper PA-32 N5548J
29 March 1969 · Rapid City, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 March 1969 at about 10:54 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N5548J, operated by Berz Flying SE, was involved in an accident during in flight near Rapid City, Michigan, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:54
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rapid City, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N5548J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Berz Flying SE
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Troy, Mich → Bellaire, Mich
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2535
People
5 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BECAME LOST WHILE FLYING ON TOP OF CLOUDS. FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED ON EMPTY TANK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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