# Accident 19750629017599A: Gruman FM2CARLISLE, South Haven, MI, June 29, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1975
- Place: South Haven, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 42.4013° N, 86.2684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Haven, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4013&lon=-86.2684&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11FE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11FE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman FM-2 (registry code 3950102, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-fm-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820-66 (registry code 67021, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-66) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAN FM2CARLISLE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 150 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEM49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEM49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750629017599A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PREOCCUPIED WITH CYL HEAD TEMP GAUGE,LET PLANE FLY INTO WATER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI75FEM49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEM49), Jun 29, 1975: Grumman FM-2 (N11FE), South Haven, MI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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