- Date
- June 1, 1968
- Place
- Tecumseh, MI · TECUMSEH, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N2652UCessna 172D
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110291
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1720 68/6/1 TECUMSEH,MICH CESSNA 172D CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 33 TOTAL TIME - 2215 N2652U PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TECUMSEH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - FOG PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES FOG 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 60 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- NON INSTRUMENT RATED PLT FLEW INTO LOW CLOUDS AFTER NITE T/O. RECOVERY DATE 6/2/68.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2652U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tecumseh
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