- Date
- December 2, 1966
- Place
- Boyne Falls, MI · BOYNE FALLS, MI
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6041RCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119848
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4036 66/12/2 BOYNE FALLS MICH CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 743 TIME - 1415 N6041R PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOYNE MOUNTAIN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- PLT CONTINUED FLT AFTER FSS ADVSD DEST.ARPT WAS CLOSED DUE SNOW.LOW FUEL NECESSITATED LDG AT DEST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6041R
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Boyne Mountain
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