# NTSB CHI75FEM49: Grumman FM-2, N11FE, South Haven, MI, June 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 29, 1975
- Place: South Haven, MI · SOUTH HAVEN, MI
- Location: 42.4013° N, 86.2684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Haven, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4013&lon=-86.2684&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEM49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEM49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11FE), registered now, S/N 5734, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN FM-2
- Registry model: [Grumman FM-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-fm-2) (registry code 3950102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright R-1820-66](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-66) (registry code 67021, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750629017599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750629017599A), Jun 29, 1975: Gruman FM2CARLISLE, South Haven, MI, Substantial damage. Preoccupied with cyl head temp gauge,let plane fly into water.

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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