- Date
- March 25, 1970
- Place
- Manistee, MI · MANISTEE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8861UCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128431
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1605 70/3/25 MANISTEE,MICH CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 49, 67 TOTAL TIME - 1420 N8861U PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MANISTEE BLACKER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND RAPIDS,MICH MANISTEE,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- LNDD DIAG ON RWY PLOWED 75FT WIDE.1HR FLT TIME PRECDG 90DAYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8861U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Manistee Blacker
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Other investigations on N8861U · 2
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