- Date
- September 1, 1975
- Place
- Bronson, MI · BRONSON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4161VCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report October 9, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750901030889A
- Case key
- 151596
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3480 75/9/1 BRONSON,MI CESSNA 170 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1067 TIME - 1038 N4161V PX- 0 2 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 93 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRONSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRONSON,MI COLDWATER,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD TO CLIMB STEEPLY FLWG TKOF AND THEN ENTERED NEAR VERT L TURN BFR DSCNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4161V
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bronson
N4161VRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2011 · Cessna 170Airframe modelCessna 170Engine modelContinental C145 series
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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.