- Date
- July 1, 1973
- Place
- Ionia, MI · IONIA, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5578Wikoff Photon
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730701021679A
- Case key
- 188772
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4141 73/7/1 IONIA,MICH WIKOFF PHOTON CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 28, 147 TIME - 0830 N5578 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - IONIA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IONIA,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- AC POWERED BY VW REVMASTER 2100D ENG.INITIAL FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5578
- Reported as
- Wikoff Photon
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ionia County
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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.