- Date
- December 27, 1969
- Place
- Fountain, MI · FOUNTAIN, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N25170Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146099
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4612 69/12/27 FOUNTAIN,MICH LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 34, 56 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N25170 PX- 0 0 1 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND RAPIDS,MICH ROUND LAKE,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- TAXIING ON FROZEN,DEEP SNOW COVERED,LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25170
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage