- Date
- June 29, 1975
- Place
- South Haven, MI · SOUTH HAVEN, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N11FEGrumman FM-2
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750629017599A
- Case key
- 149940
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1971 75/6/29 SOUTH HAVEN,MI GRUMMAN FM-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 3900 TIME - 1450 N11FE PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOBART,IN SOUTH HAVEN,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PREOCCUPIED WITH CYL HEAD TEMP GAUGE,LET PLANE FLY INTO WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11FE
- Reported as
- Grumman FM-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.