Piper PA-22-150 accident near Holland, MI
On April 26, 1997, a Piper PA-22-150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Holland, MI. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 26, 1997
- Place
- Holland, MI
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.770°N, 86.101°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X07672
Official records · CHI97FA116
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 26, 1997, at 1705 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-22-150, N3126Z, was destroyed by impact and a post impact fire, when it departed controlled flight and impacted trees and a residence in Holland, Michigan. The airplane was observed to abort a landing attempt at Park Township Airport from runway 23 (2,999' x 50' dry asphalt), just prior to the accident. The pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries. One passenger suffered serious injuries. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The flight departed Tulip City Airport, Holland, Michigan, about 1650. The surviving passenger told local police and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspectors that he was in the back seat of the airplane when it departed the Tulip City Airport about 1650. He said that the pilot in command occupied the left front seat and another passenger occupied the right front seat. He said while preparing for the flight, the pilot told him that this was the first time he had flown the airplane with a passenger in the rear seat and it was the "heaviest" the airplane had been when he had flown it. The survivor said that the pilot told him that he wanted to conduct some landings at the Park Township Airport. He said that during the initial approach to the runway at Park Township, "As the airplane got down near the runway, there was considerable turbulence and the airplane traveled down the runway without landing for a considerable distance, when the [pilot] decided to go around." He said that as they
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush and subsequent impact with trees and then a residence. A related factor was turbulence.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
