- Date
- September 6, 1971
- Place
- Negaunee, MI · NEGAUNEE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N38MMong Sport MS-2
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163560
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1476 71/9/6 NEGAUNEE,MICH MONG SPORT MS-2 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1739 N38M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 28, 1273 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARQUETTE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEGAUNEE,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= REMARKS- UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM INTNTL LOW ALT SPIN. FLT WAS UNAUTHORIZED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38M
- Reported as
- Mong Sport MS-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Marquette County
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