- Date
- April 24, 1971
- Place
- Sterling Hts, MI · STERLING HTS, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N57KKay Spcl
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160179
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0412 71/4/24 STERLING HTS,MICH KAY SPCL CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2000 TIME - 0739 N57K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 530 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKINLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STERLING HTS,MICH PONTIAC,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NO FUEL FOUND TRAPPED IN SYSTEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57K
- Reported as
- Kay Spcl
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mckinley