- Date
- March 10, 1970
- Place
- Houghton, MI · HOUGHTON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2587JCessna 150E
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137791
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1184 70/3/10 HOUGHTON,MICH CESSNA 150E CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 22, 48 TOTAL TIME - 1215 N2587J PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOUGHTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUGHTON,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RAMP/TAXIWAY SURFACE REMARKS- NUMEROUS POTHOLES ON TAXIWAY. PLT TAXIED TOO FAST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2587J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Houghton
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Other investigations on N2587J · 1
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