# NTSB CHI74DEM68: Cougar 1, N11717, Manistee, MI, June 30, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1974
- Place: Manistee, MI · MANISTEE, MI
- Location: 44.2449° N, 86.3277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manistee, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2449&lon=-86.3277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130693
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEM68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2614  74/6/30  NR.MANISTEE,MICH      COUGAR 1            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1826                    N11717              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OSHKOSH,WIS                 FRANKFORT,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- MAYDAY CALL OVER LAKE MICHIGAN,POWER FAILURE.ACFT NOT RCVRD.PAX BODY FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11717](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N11717-1975-10-06), registration cancelled 1975-10-06, S/N MK-1, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COUGAR 1
- Registry model: [Koon Merritt H COUGAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/koon-merritt-h-cougar) (registry code 05620IN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740630024229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740630024229A), Jun 30, 1974: Amtr 62501L2, Manistee, MI, 1 fatal. Mayday call over lake Michigan,power failure. Acft not rcvrd. Pax body found.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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