- Date
- August 4, 1968
- Place
- Lapeer, MI · LAPEER, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N92904Commonwlth 185
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108797
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2691 68/8/4 LAPEER,MICH COMMONWLTH 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 650 TIME - 2045 N92904 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUPONT-LAPEER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE METAL LEADING EDGE STRIP FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N92904
- Reported as
- Commonwlth 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dupont-Lapeer
N92904Registered now · Commonwealth 185Airframe modelCommonwealth 185Engine modelContinental C85 series
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