Accident Piper PA-28R N7636J,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13434
 
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Date:Thursday 13 November 1969
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic P28R model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-28R
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N7636J
MSN: 28R-31034
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Lake Michigan -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Northbrook, Illinois
Destination airport:Benton Harbor,Michigan
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Aircraft went missing and was reported overdue after taking off from Northbrook, Illinois, en route to Benton Harbour, Michigan.

Parts of aircraft found on November 16 1969 on the shore of Lake Michigan.Pilots body recovered December 6 1969 from Lake Michigan. Aircraft believed to have crashed into Lake Michigan. Last radar contact was at latitude 41'56"N, longitude 086'34"W

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI70A0035
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.1af.acc.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-100208-047.pdf

https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=4827&key=0 [NTSB Identification: CHI70A0035]

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Feb-2008 12:00 ASN archive Added
08-Jan-2012 14:57 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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