CHI75FEM46

NTSB accident investigation · Intercept 400 · Grand Rapids, MI · June 14, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 14, 1975
Place
Grand Rapids, MI · GRAND RAPIDS, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N71LBIntercept 400
Status
Completed · report October 8, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750614021439A
Case key
149138

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2500  75/6/14    GRAND RAPIDS,MI     INTERCEPT 400       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1620                    N71LB               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  25, 3592 TOTAL HOURS, 13
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MORRISTOWN,NJ               GRAND RAPIDS,MI              GREENVILLE,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FOXBORO FUEL TOTALIZER INDICATED 820 LB USED OUT OF A TOTAL OF 970 LB.

Aircraft

Registration
N71LB
Reported as
Intercept 400
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Kent Co

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.