- Date
- September 2, 1972
- Place
- Newberry, MI · NEWBERRY, MI
- Injuries
- 5 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N19636Cessna 172L
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168200
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3932 72/9/2 NEWBERRY,MICH CESSNA 172L CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 94 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N19636 PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LUCE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MICH HANCOCK,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREMATURE FLAP RETRACTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 350 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- PLT ENCOUNTERED TURB ON FINAL,DECIDED TO GO-ARND.RAISED FLAPS,STALLED.RECOVERED TOO LOW,HIT TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19636
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Luce County
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