- Date
- June 23, 1975
- Place
- Grosse Isle, MI · GROSSE ISLE, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1970VCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750623017569A
- Case key
- 150638
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2681 75/6/23 GROSSE ISLE,MI CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 199 TIME - 1545 N1970V PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GROSSE ISLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GROSSE ISLE,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS RAIN, THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 85 225 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 40 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- LNDD WRONG RWY FOR PREVAILING WIND.DRG FLARE FOR LNDG ACFT ANGLED ABT 60 DEG TO L.WIND GUSTING 45K
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1970V
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grosse Isle Muni
N1970VRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2018 · Cessna 140Airframe modelCessna 140Engine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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