- Date
- April 30, 1975
- Place
- Grosse Pointe, MI · GROSSE POINTE, MI
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4612QCessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750430018199A
- Case key
- 149351
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1660 75/4/30 NR.GROSSE POINTE,MI CESSNA 172M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 184 TIME - 1930 N4612Q PX- 2 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ALMOST VERT CLMB AFTR DIVING AT SHIP.INSUFF ALT AFTR RCVRY FRM SPIN,HIT WATER.TOX EXAM-COCAINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4612Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.