# NTSB CHI71AC017: Waco ZGC-7, N2270, Lawton, MI, September 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 2, 1970
- Place: Lawton, MI · LAWTON, MI
- Location: 42.1673° N, 85.8465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1673&lon=-85.8465&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154503
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71AC017
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC017

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1328   70/9/2    LAWTON,MICH         WACO ZGC-7          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 68, 2550
        TIME - 1655                    N2270               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARKS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAWTON,MICH                 BATTLE CREEK,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT BELIEVED TO BE RET TO FLD. LOST CTL FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. PLTS TOTAL TIME AS OF 4/8/70.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2270](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2270-1971-12-16), registration cancelled 1971-12-16, S/N 4576, built 1937 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO ZGC-7
- Registry model: [Waco ZGC-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-zgc-7) (registry code 9600609) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Marks

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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