Piper PA-18 N7509K
31 October 1972 · Pullman, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 October 1972 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N7509K was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Pullman, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pullman, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N7509K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- South Haven, Mich → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-3797
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
PRACTICE EMERG LNDG APPROACH TOO CLOSE TO SURFACE STRUCTURES.TWILIGHT CONDITION WAS CONTRIBUTORY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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