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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 175 · Portage, MI · March 27, 1984

Date
March 27, 1984 · 13:24 local
Place
Portage, MI
Airport
Kalamazoo
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6733E
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI84FA142
Reported as
Cessna 175
Reported engine
Continental GO300C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
230 total81 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft seen buzzing within airport traffic area. Entered steep left bank then spun to right. Aircraft overweight.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT SEEN BUZZING WITHIN AIRPORT TRAFFIC AREA. ENTERED STEEP LEFT BANK THEN SPUN TO RIGHT. AIRCRAFT OVERWEIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.