Piper PA-28 N8547N
26 March 1971 · Alpena, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 March 1971 at about 12:37 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N8547N, operated by Alpena Flying, was involved in an accident during in flight near Alpena, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:37
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alpena, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28
- Registration
- N8547N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alpena Flying
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1116
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
SEL VALVE L MAIN, EMPTY.R TANK CONTAINED 9GALS, EACH TIP TANK 4GALS.CRASH LANDED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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