# NTSB CHI71DDW19: Volmer SBS-2, N2111, Brighton, MI, November 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1970
- Place: Brighton, MI · BRIGHTON, MI
- Location: 42.5297° N, 83.7845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5297&lon=-83.7845&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158980
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DDW19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DDW19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4116   70/11/1   BRIGHTON,MICH       VOLMER SBS-2        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 575
        TIME - 1645                    N2111               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HYNE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIGHTON,MICH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-DOWN LANDING IN WATER                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO RETRACT LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- LND IN LAKE. PLT NOT SEAPLANE RATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2111 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: VOLMER SBS-2
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hyne

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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