# NTSB CHI75FEM46: Intercept 400, N71LB, Grand Rapids, MI, June 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1975
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI · GRAND RAPIDS, MI
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEM46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEM46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71LB-1977-07-21), registration cancelled 1977-07-21, S/N 401 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: INTERCEPT 400
- Registry model: [Interceptor 400](https://openairdocs.org/model/interceptor-400) (registry code 4560404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kent Co

## 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 19750614021439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750614021439A), Jun 14, 1975: Intrcp 400INTRCP, Grand Rapids, MI, Substantial damage. Foxboro fuel totalizer indicated 820 lb used out of a total of 970 lb.

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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