- Date
- May 10, 1973
- Place
- Utica, MI · UTICA, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8511BCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730510011279A
- Case key
- 190320
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1445 73/5/10 UTICA,MICH CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 46 TOTAL TIME - 1422 N8511B PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BERZ-MACOMB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BIRMINGHAM,MICH UTICA,MICH UTICA,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- OBSTRUCTION INSTALLED FOR SPITE BY OWNER OF PROPERTY ADJ TO ARPT.JOG IN TAXIWAY ABT MIDWAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8511B
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Berz-Macomb
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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.