ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68067
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 August 2009 |
| Time: | 19:50 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-15 Vagabond |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4585H |
| MSN: | 15-356 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1948 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-145B SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lakeview, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lakeview, MI (13C) |
| Lakeview, MI (13C) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was reportedly practicing takeoffs and landings. A witness reported seeing the airplane heading east from the airport when it then turned to the left and dove “as if it was dusting crops.” The airplane subsequently impacted the ground in a northerly direction. Impact damage and ground scars indicated that the airplane struck the ground in a nose-low, wings-level attitude at a high rate of speed. Examination of the airplane revealed no preimpact defects with regard to the airframe, engine, or control system.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2009 08:11 | slowkid | Added |
| 27-Aug-2009 08:16 | slowkid | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 15:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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