Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22-150 N3633P

10 September 1989 · South Haven, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 September 1989 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered N3633P was involved in an accident near South Haven, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
South Haven, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Demler (NONE)
Coordinates
42.3998, -86.2692
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-150
Registration
N3633P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
South Haven → South Haven
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI89LA181

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PILOT MADE A FULL FLAP APPROACH INTO GRASS STRIP WHICH RESULTED IN HARD LANDING. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL, AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED ON THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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