- Date
- September 13, 1969
- Place
- Traverse Cty, MI · TRAVERSE CTY, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2727NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report May 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 156275
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3912 69/9/13 TRAVERSE CTY,MICH CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 47, 92 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N2727N PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WOOLSEY MEMORIAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRAVERSE CTY,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FARM FIELD APRX 1120FT LONG,CLOVER ABT 6-8IN HIGH.PLT PUT OUT SMALL FIRE WITH HIS HANDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2727N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Woolsey Memorial
N2727NRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2004 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.