- Date
- August 12, 1968
- Place
- Coloma, MI · COLOMA, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8987SCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109090
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2221 68/8/12 COLOMA,MICH CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1215 N8987S PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 37, 1432 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 225 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RINGER STRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- SHORT FARM STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8987S
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ringer Strip
N8987SRegistration cancelled Apr 26, 2013 · Cessna 150FAirframe modelCessna 150FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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