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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Infinity 2003 · Merrill, MI · September 26, 2012

Date
September 26, 2012 · 18:15 local
Place
Merrill, MI
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N70319
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12LA678
Reported as
Infinity 2003
Reported engine
ROTAX 582
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Recreational pilot, sport pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
135 total49 in this make and model3 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.

Pilot failed to clear trees at the end of the departure runway. Takeoff initiated at runway midpoint.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO CLEAR TREES AT THE END OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY. TAKEOFF INITIATED AT RUNWAY MIDPOINT.

NTSB investigation

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