- Date
- June 11, 1973
- Place
- Waterford, MI · WATERFORD, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8318ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report September 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730611018759A
- Case key
- 190010
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2237 73/6/11 WATERFORD,MICH CESSNA 170B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 450 TIME - 1614 N8318A PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 227 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND-PONTIAC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATERFORD,MICH OTISVILLE,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- PLT DECLARED ENG COWL LOOSE. LOST CTL DURING ATTEMPTED RET TO FLD.CRASHED IN PARKING LOT,HIT TRUCK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8318A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Oakland-Pontiac
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8318A · 1
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