- Date
- February 21, 1971
- Place
- Montague, MI · MONTAGUE, MI
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N79421Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160145
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0606 71/2/21 MONTAGUE,MICH CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 52 TOTAL TIME - 1840 N79421 PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTIGER FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTAGUE,MICH OWOSSO,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- SHORT FLD TKOF,ACFT SWERVED L AFTER L/O.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79421
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ottiger Field
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