- Date
- July 14, 1974
- Place
- Cheboygan, MI · CHEBOYGAN, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N31901Aeronca S65-CA
- Status
- Completed · report September 20, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740714028109A
- Case key
- 130072
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2478 74/7/14 CHEBOYGAN,MICH AERONCA S65-CA CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 711 TIME - 0910 N31901 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHEBOYGAN,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CREW COORDINATION-POOR REMARKS- CONFUSION AS TO PIC DRG TKOF.PLT MADE A LOW TURN AFTER TKOF DUE TREES IN FLT PATH.WING HIT WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31901
- Reported as
- Aeronca S65-CA
- 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.