- Date
- August 16, 1970
- Place
- Watervliet, MI · WATERVLIET, MI
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6147RCessna T210
- Status
- Completed · report December 16, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112890
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1495 70/8/16 WATERVLIET,MICH CESSNA T210 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 67, 2481 TIME - 1300 N6147R PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERVLIET DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERVLIET,MICH LANSING,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIRAL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- ROBERTSON STOL CONVERSION.MAX PERFORMANCE TKOF ENG FAILED APRX 50FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6147R
- Reported as
- Cessna T210
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Watervliet
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