Piper PA-16 N5984H
5 August 1972 · Cedarville, Michigan, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 5 August 1972 at about 11:15 local time, a Piper PA-16 registered N5984H was involved in an accident during in flight near Cedarville, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cedarville, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-16
- Registration
- N5984H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Manistique, Mich → Drummond Island, Mich
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2855
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
FABRIC HEADLINER FAILURE IN FLT RESULTED IN MARGINAL ACFT CONTROLLABILITY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-16 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-16 | Beaver Creek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-16 | Granite Mt, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 May 1973 | Piper PA-16 | Atkinson, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1971 | Piper PA-16 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-16 | Dorset, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-16 | De Queen, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |