- Date
- June 27, 1973
- Place
- St.Ignace, MI · ST.IGNACE, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N78130Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730627021989A
- Case key
- 189991
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2121 73/6/27 ST.IGNACE,MICH CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1650 N78130 PX- 0 0 2 CORP/EXEC AGE 27, 1373 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 55 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MORAN BAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.IGNACE,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- AEROSOL CAN & BOX ROLLED UNDER PLTS FEET.PLT TRIED TO KICK THEM OUT OF WAY.SKIDDED,CAUGHT WG TIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78130
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Moran Bay
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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 N78130 · 1
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