- Date
- June 12, 1971
- Place
- Whitmore Lk, MI · WHITMORE LK, MI
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9356TCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162335
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2882 71/6/12 WHITMORE LK,MICH CESSNA 180 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 437 TIME - 1238 N9356T PX- 2 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 257 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHITMORE LK,MICH LAKE LEELANOU,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT. CRASHED IN DUMP. CAUGHT FIRE FROM BURNING REFUSE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9356T
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9356TRegistration cancelled Apr 6, 2018 · Cessna 180CAirframe modelCessna 180CEngine modelContinental O-470 series
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