# NTSB CHI75FEC35: Emeraude 1, N1470, Onondaga, MI, February 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1975
- Place: Onondaga, MI · ONONDAGA, MI
- Location: 42.4442° N, 84.5622° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Onondaga, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4442&lon=-84.5622&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147834
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEC35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEC35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0430  75/2/11    ONONDAGA,MI         EMERAUDE 1          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 100
        TIME - 1435                    N1470               PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ONONDAGA PRIVATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ONONDAGA,MI                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
        REMARKS- FAST TAXI TEST,BECAME AIRBORNE.HIT TREES SHORT OF RWY ON APCH.1 MAG,SEVERAL SPARKPLUGS NOT INSTALL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1470](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1470-1975-04-04), registration cancelled 1975-04-04, S/N 1157 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EMERAUDE 1
- Registry model: [Jackson EMERAUDE](https://openairdocs.org/model/jackson-emeraude) (registry code 7020207) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Onondaga Private

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750211003059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750211003059A), Feb 11, 1975: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Onondaga, MI, Destroyed. Fast taxi test,became airborne. Hit trees short of rwy on apch.1 mag,several sparkplugs not install

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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