Piper PA-22 N5809D
21 July 1979 · Pellston, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 July 1979 at about 11:16 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N5809D was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Pellston, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pellston, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Emmet County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N5809D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → MacKinaw, Mi
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2508
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
PILOT SUSTAINED EPILEPTIC SEIZURE. HANGAR AND 3 GENERAL AVIATION ACFT DESTROYED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1979 | Piper PA-22 | Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-22 | O'keene, Oklahoma, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-22 | Bangor, Maine, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-22 | Kirby, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1979 | Piper PA-22 | Lowell, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1979 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
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| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |