- Date
- January 4, 1969
- Place
- Charlevoix, MI · CHARLEVOIX, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2430CCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report April 29, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191591
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0170 69/1/4 CHARLEVOIX,MICH CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1200 N2430C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 27, 4068 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH FOX ISLAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2430C
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- South Fox Island
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