# Incident 19920126002769I: Klimov VK1, Tawas City, MI, January 26, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1992, 12:00 local time
- Place: Tawas City, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2672° N, 83.5230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tawas City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2672&lon=-83.5230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69VZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KLIMOV VK1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 150 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920126002769I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON ICE COVERED BAY. HE STATED WHILE TAXIING TO SHORE A MAIN GEAR CAUGHT ON ICE RIDGE. PROP STRUCK ICE.

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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