Piper PA-28R N56611
5 May 1974 · Freeland, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 May 1974 at about 09:56 local time, a Piper PA-28R registered N56611, operated by Ultimate Flyin, was involved in an accident during in flight near Freeland, Michigan, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Freeland, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tri-City
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28R
- Registration
- N56611
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ultimate Flyin
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Pellston, Mich → Detroit, Mich
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3892
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 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
ACFT OBSVD SPINNING OUT OF OVCST CLOUD LAYER, PIECES OF WRECKAGE OBSVD DSCNDG.L WING SEPARATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 1974 | Piper PA-28R | Crestwood, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Apr 1974 | Piper PA-28R | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-28R | Tuscola, Illinois, United States | Illini Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1974 | Piper PA-28R | Alexandria Bay, New York, United States | Tccc Services | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1974 | Piper PA-28R | Amityville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1974 | Piper PA-28R | El Paso, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 1,342 records for this type
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