- Date
- June 29, 1969
- Place
- Ann Arbor, MI · ANN ARBOR, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7987CN.American AT-6
- Status
- Completed · report August 18, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167555
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1948 69/6/29 ANN ARBOR,MICH N.AMERICAN AT-6 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 472 TIME - 1015 N7987C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANN ARBOR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: LEADS PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- HIT T-HANGAR.SPARK PLUGS OIL FOULED,IGNITION LEADS SHORTING-OUT IN NR 4 CYL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7987C
- Reported as
- N.American AT-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ann Arbor
N7987CRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · North American AT-6DAirframe modelNorth American AT-6DEngine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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