CHI70AC086

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Missing Aircraft · May 31, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 31, 1970
Place
Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N7487TCessna 172
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
126062

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0752  70/5/31    MISSING AIRCRAFT    CESSNA 172          CR-  1  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, UNK/NR
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N7487T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 82 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ONTONAGON,MICH              ANN ARBOR,MICH               PELLSTON,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- DATE,DMG,AND INJURY PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7487T
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.