- Date
- June 28, 1967
- Place
- Merrill, MI · MERRILL, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2952NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116294
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2247 67/6/28 MERRILL,MICH CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 113 TIME - 1830 N2952N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1/2 MILE OR LESS RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS HAZE IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2952N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage