- Date
- July 25, 1975
- Place
- St Johns, MI · ST JOHNS, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2171XCessna 337
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750725026389A
- Case key
- 149880
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2104 75/7/25 NR.ST JOHNS,MI CESSNA 337 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 18, TIME - 2145 N2171X PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 15 TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRAVERSE CITY,MI PINCKNEY,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT PWR LINE ABT 51FT AGL.APPROACHING DARKNESS.STOLEN ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2171X
- Reported as
- Cessna 337
- 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.