- Date
- June 23, 1970
- Place
- Ann Arbor, MI · ANN ARBOR, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N445CN.American AT6-F
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 124630
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2493 70/6/23 ANN ARBOR,MICH N.AMERICAN AT6-F CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4702 TIME - 1915 N445C PX- 1 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YOUNG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANN ARBOR,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STALLED DURING STEEP LOW ALT TURN JUST AFT LIFT OFF. FRIENDS ON GND AT ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N445C
- Reported as
- N.American AT6-F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Young
N445CRegistration cancelled Oct 21, 2019 · North American AT-6FAirframe modelNorth American AT-6FEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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.