- Date
- October 5, 1973
- Place
- Birmingham, MI · BIRMINGHAM, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N34089Cessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report November 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731005032979A
- Case key
- 188505
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2964 73/10/5 BIRMINGHAM,MICH CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 106 TIME - 1445 N34089 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND PRIX DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AKRON,OHIO BIRMINGHAM,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- WRINKLED FIREWALL AT R UPPER MNT ATTACH BOLT.STABILATOR DMGD AND WRINKLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34089
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grand Prix
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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.