ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 383427
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| Date: | Thursday 2 September 1982 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J-3C65 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6544H |
| MSN: | 19736 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2900 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A-65 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bloomfield Hill, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bloomfield Hill, MI |
| Bloomfield Hill, MI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
TAKEOFF WAS FROM SE END OF A LAKE ABOUT 4,000 FT LONG (SE TO NW) WITH A SMALL ISLAND IN THE CENTER. THE PLT STATED THAT AFTER LIFT-OFF HE OBTAINED CLIMB SPEED BUT THE ACFT WOULD NOT CLIMB FROM ABOUT 20-30 FT ABOVE THE WATER. SEVERE TURBULENCE WAS ENCOUNTERED & THE ACFT DRIFTED INTO THE TREES ON THE ISLAND. THE PLT INDICATED THAT A TAKEOFF TO THE EASTOF THE ISLAND WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE ADVANTAGEOUS, BUT A BOAT WAS LOCATED BETWEEN THE ISLAND & THE EASTERN SHORE OF THE LAKE. THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 20 LBS UNDER MAX GROSS WEIGHT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI82DA333
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 June 1985 | N6544H | Private | 0 | Gaylord, MI | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Apr-2024 00:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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