- Date
- August 19, 1974
- Place
- South Branch, MI · SOUTH BRANCH, MI
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N30563Cessna 177A
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740819030839A
- Case key
- 138698
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3587 74/8/19 SOUTH BRANCH,MICH CESSNA 177A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 138 TIME - 1215 N30563 PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TIMBERS SKY CAMP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRIGHTON,MICH SOUTH BRANCH,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- AUTOS PARKED AT END OF RWY.OTHER RWY AVAILABLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30563
- Reported as
- Cessna 177A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Timbers Sky Camp
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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.