- Date
- August 24, 1974
- Place
- Linwood, MI · LINWOOD, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5164TChampion 7ECA
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740824030899A
- Case key
- 136726
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2945 74/8/24 LINWOOD,MICH CHAMPION 7ECA CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1405 N5164T PX- 0 0 1 SEARCH AND RESCUE AGE 47, 644 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 295 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAY CITY,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY TERRAIN - OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- TYPE FLT PLN CAP.STALL LNDG INTO ABT 5FT OF WATER.ACFT CHANGED DIRECTION 180 DEG AFTR T/D.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5164T
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5164T · 1
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