- Date
- August 25, 1972
- Place
- Sturgis, MI · STURGIS, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8168QCessna 414
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168487
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3248 72/8/25 STURGIS,MICH CESSNA 414 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2067 TIME - 1110 N8168Q PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 1727 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KIRSCH MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STURGIS,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: MISSED APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PILOTS STATED PURPOSE OF FLT TO BE INSTRUMENT PRACTICE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8168Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 414
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kirsch Muni
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