CHI68A0023

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 170B · Ludington, MI · September 2, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 2, 1967
Place
Ludington, MI · LUDINGTON, MI
Injuries
2 fatal, 2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3563CCessna 170B
Status
Completed · report December 8, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114949

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0713   67/9/2    LUDINGTON,MICH      CESSNA 170B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 1000
        TIME - 1827                    N3563C              PX-  1  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MASON COUNTY ARPT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N3563C
Reported as
Cessna 170B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Mason County Arpt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.