- Date
- February 2, 1973
- Place
- Mcbain, MI · MCBAIN, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 3 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2400LCessna 172H
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730202005069A
- Case key
- 169850
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0404 73/2/2 MCBAIN,MICH CESSNA 172H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 380 TIME - 2030 N2400L PX- 0 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 153 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YPSIANTI,MICH BELLAIRE,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- FLT INTO FCSTD ICING COND.UN CONT,DECLARED EMGCY DSCNDD THRU CLDS BROKE OUT ABT 700FT AGL HIT TREE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2400L
- Reported as
- Cessna 172H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2400LRegistration cancelled Mar 23, 2018 · Cessna 172HAirframe modelCessna 172HEngine modelContinental 0-300 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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