- Date
- May 30, 1975
- Place
- Lapeer, MI · LAPEER, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N414GWCessna 414
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750530014839A
- Case key
- 148703
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1544 75/5/30 LAPEER,MI CESSNA 414 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 1683 TIME - 2120 N414GW PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUPONT-LAPEER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ONTARIO,CAN DETROIT,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - RAIN WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 2500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS RAIN, THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 63 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 280 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR IFR REMARKS- ACFT DIVERTED DUE WX. HIT WIRES LANDING ON DRAG STRIP.PLT THOUGHT LCL ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N414GW
- Reported as
- Cessna 414
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dupont-Lapeer
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.