- Date
- August 20, 1965
- Place
- Negaune, MI · NEGAUNE, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2978NCessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175918
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2240 65/8/20 NEGAUNE MICH CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 150 TIME - 1800 N2978N PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARQUETTE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2978N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Marquette
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