- Date
- September 5, 1971
- Place
- Fowlerville, MI · FOWLERVILLE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6480MStinson 108-3
- Status
- Completed · report July 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163313
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4200 71/9/5 FOWLERVILLE,MICH STINSON 108-3 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0910 N6480M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 47, 11340 TOTAL HOURS, 65 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWTON FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT CITY,MICH FOWLERVILLE,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- BREAKFAST FLY-IN.ACFT UNICOM ADVISORY,ACFT LDG RWY 18,WIRES AT APCH END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6480M
- Reported as
- Stinson 108-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Newton Field
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