Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22-150 N3900P

29 March 1986 · Plymouth, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 March 1986 at about 19:20 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N3900P was involved in an accident near Plymouth, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Plymouth, Michigan, United States
Coordinates
42.3698, -83.4597
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-150
Registration
N3900P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Plymouth → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI86LA114

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

THE ENG QUIT DURING CLIMB OUT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PLT SWITCHED TANKS AND TRIED A RESTART WITH NO SUCCESS. THE ACFT THEN EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE AND NOSED OVER DURING A LANDING ROLL IN A FIELD. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL LINE TO THE CARBURETOR HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED RESULTING IN FUEL STARVATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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