EASTON TOWNSHIP, MI, USA
N6903D
PIPER PA-22-150
THE ACFT CRASHED APRX 3 MI FROM THE DEPARTURE ARPT. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, IT WAS FLYING AT APRX 200 FT AGL WHEN THE RIGHT WING DIPPED & THEN THE ACFT WENT NEARLY STRAIGHT INTO THE GROUND. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRFRAME & FLT CONTROL SYS REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PREIMPACT MALFUNCTION OF FAILURE. NO SCREEN WAS FOUND IN THE GASCOLATOR. THE CARBURETOR WAS DISASSEMBLED & NO EVIDENCE OF A MALFUNCTION WAS NOTED. THE CARBURETOR SCREEW WAS CLEAN. THERE WERE NICKS IN THE LEADING EDGES OF THE PROPELLER BLADES & SPANWISE SCRATCHES WERE ALSO NOTED ON THE BLADES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
Aviation Accidents App
In-Depth Access to Aviation Accident Reports
