- Date
- October 27, 1973
- Place
- Troy, MI · TROY, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N76610Cessna 120
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731027034159A
- Case key
- 188131
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3383 73/10/27 TROY,MICH CESSNA 120 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1631 TIME - 1205 N76610 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG BEAVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TROY,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WATER MARK OR LINE ON SIDE OF CARB BOWL FLOAT CHAMBER.WATER MIXED WITH SEDIMENT FORMED HARD SUBST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76610
- Reported as
- Cessna 120
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Big Beaver
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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.