- Date
- October 9, 1965
- Place
- Beaver Isle, MI · BEAVER ISLE, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8887HNavion A
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175911
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1114 65/10/9 BEAVER ISLE,MICH NAVION A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 575 TIME - 1200 N8887H PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAVER ISLAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ENTERED ABNORMAL NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AFTER T/O.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8887H
- Reported as
- Navion A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Beaver Island
N8887HRegistration cancelled Nov 29, 1965 · North American NAVIONAirframe modelNorth American NAVION
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