- Date
- December 6, 1973
- Place
- Lapeer, MI · LAPEER, MI
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N34150Cessna 177
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731206038839A
- Case key
- 173493
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3512 73/12/6 LAPEER,MICH CESSNA 177 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N34150 PX- 0 0 1 DUAL AGE 43, 3000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 66 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUPONT-LAPEER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORT HURON,MICH LAPEER,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL: MUSH LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN FORECAST SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2300 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 27 240 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR REMARKS- POST EXAM ACCUMULATION OF RIME ICE OF VARYING THICKNESS ON WINGS,CTL SURFACES.DMGD 4 AUTOS IN LOT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34150
- Reported as
- Cessna 177
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dupont-Lapeer
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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.