- Date
- May 3, 1971
- Place
- Manistique, MI · MANISTIQUE, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N81810Champion 7BCM
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161601
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1553 71/5/3 MANISTIQUE,MICH CHAMPION 7BCM CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 210 TIME - 1045 N81810 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 149 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHOOLCRAFT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANISTIQUE,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RAMP/TAXIWAY SURFACE REMARKS- PLT TAXIED INTO UNMRKD HOLE IN TAXIWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81810
- Reported as
- Champion 7BCM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Schoolcraft
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