CHI71FBM05

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft 19 · Dowagiac, MI · August 15, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 15, 1970
Place
Dowagiac, MI · DOWAGIAC, MI
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N43176Taylorcraft 19
Status
Completed · report June 8, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185825

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3326  70/8/15    DOWAGIAC,MICH       TAYLORCRAFT 19      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0745                    N43176              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 47, 1274 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            122 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CASS COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOWAGIAC,MICH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        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- OBSD LOW ALT STEEP BANKED TURN.CRASHED ON ARPT RAMP.

Aircraft

Registration
N43176
Reported as
Taylorcraft 19
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Cass County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.