- Date
- April 19, 1972
- Place
- Watervliet, MI · WATERVLIET, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N277NCessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166267
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1555 72/4/19 WATERVLIET,MICH CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N277N PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 45, 852 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 90 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERVLIET MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERVLIET,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- BUTTERFLY VALVE BROKE OFF,BLOCKED AIR SUPPLY TO CARBURETOR. CRASH LNDD IN LOW TREES AND BRUSH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N277N
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Watervliet Muni
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