- Date
- January 30, 1972
- Place
- Boyne Falls, MI · BOYNE FALLS, MI
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 10 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N17318Douglas DC-3
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165418
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2263 72/1/30 BOYNE FALLS,MICH DOUGLAS DC-3 CR- 0 0 4 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1717 N17318 PX- 0 0 8 CORP/EXEC 37, 9475 TOTAL HOURS, 735 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOYNE FALLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOYNE FALLS,MICH CLEVELAND,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WEATHER - OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION FACTOR(S) WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-WINDSHIELD WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 0 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR IFR REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O WITH FROST ON WINDSHIELD.OBS SAW PLT WITH HIS HEAD OUT SIDE WINDOW DURING ROLL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17318
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Boyne Falls
N17318Registration cancelled Jun 4, 2022 · Douglas DC3-G202AAirframe modelDouglas DC3-G202AEngine modelWright C9GC&D series
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