# NTSB CHI70F0202: Turner T-40, N115ET, Clark Lake, MI, July 29, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1969
- Place: Clark Lake, MI · CLARK LAKE, MI
- Location: 42.1214° N, 84.3450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarklake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1214&lon=-84.3450&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0202
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0202

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115ET-2006-04-21), registration cancelled 2006-04-21, S/N 1, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TURNER T-40
- Registry model: [Turner Eugene L TURNER T-77](https://openairdocs.org/model/turner-eugene-l-turner-t-77) (registry code 05608M7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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