- Date
- July 29, 1969
- Place
- Clark Lake, MI · CLARK LAKE, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N115ETTurner T-40
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161044
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3247 69/7/29 CLARK LAKE,MICH TURNER T-40 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1225 N115ET PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 44, 1600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 250 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKFORD,ILL ANN ARBOR,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LANDED ON COUNTY ROAD.HIT MAIL BOX POST,WENT INTO DITCH TO AVOID TRUCK ON ROAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N115ET
- Reported as
- Turner T-40
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N115ETRegistration cancelled Apr 21, 2006 · Turner Eugene L TURNER T-77Airframe modelTurner Eugene L TURNER T-77Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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