- Date
- May 2, 1974
- Place
- Central Lake, MI · CENTRAL LAKE, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8542HN.American Navion
- Status
- Completed · report January 9, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740502039239A
- Case key
- 170203
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3987 74/5/2 CENTRAL LAKE,MICH N.AMERICAN NAVION CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 550 TIME - 0530 N8542H PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 475 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CENTRAL LAKE,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- AIRCRAFT NOT REFUELED IN PAST 2 MONTHS. PILOT FAA MED CERT EXPIRED. NO FLT TIME LAST 90DAYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8542H
- Reported as
- N.American Navion
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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