CHI70D0114

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 177 · Charlevoix, MI · July 19, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 19, 1969
Place
Charlevoix, MI · CHARLEVOIX, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2349YCessna 177
Status
Completed · report September 8, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168842

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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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3-2201  69/7/19    CHARLEVOIX,MICH     CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 0930                    N2349Y              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARLEVOIX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Aircraft

Registration
N2349Y
Reported as
Cessna 177
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Charlevoix

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.