- Date
- August 1, 1967
- Place
- St.Ignace, MI · ST.IGNACE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N256ELCessna 411
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115658
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2545 67/8/1 ST.IGNACE,MICH CESSNA 411 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2606 TIME - 1220 N256EL PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MACKINAC COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ELECTRICAL FAILURE SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERIES REMARKS- BATTERY COMPLETELY DISCHARGED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N256EL
- Reported as
- Cessna 411
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mackinac County
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Other investigations on N256EL · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB MIA83FA226Accident · Serious injuriesField investigationFinal reportFt. Lauderdale, FLThe acft crashed while maneuvering at low airspeed and altitude right after takeoff. The plt said the left engine started losing power intermittently at 90 KTS. The plt had rotated the acft and tried to continue the takeoff. He was cleared to land on any rwy…NTSB CHI71FEE76Accident · No injuriesClosedNorthbrook, IL