# NTSB CHI72FEM38: Dehavilland DH.115, N11925, Kalamazoo, MI, October 29, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1971
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI · KALAMAZOO, MI
- Location: 42.2752° N, 85.5885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kalamazoo, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2752&lon=-85.5885&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 17, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164059
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEM38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4371  71/10/29   KALAMAZOO,MICH      DEHAVILLAND DH.115  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1521                    N11925              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 29, 973 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            32 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KALAMAZOO MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          COLUMBUS,OHIO               KALAMAZOO,MICH               TOLEDO,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  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 - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- UN REACH RWY,CRASH LNDD 1/2MI FRM RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11925](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11925-2013-08-05), registration cancelled 2013-08-05, S/N A79/624, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DH.115
- Registry model: [Dehavilland MK-35](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-mk-35) (registry code 2804002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Dehav ENG GOBLIN MK 2&3](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-goblin-mk-2-3) (registry code 20001, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kalamazoo Muni

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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