- Date
- February 7, 1976
- Place
- Mason, MI · MASON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2890QCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report April 7, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760207002169A
- Case key
- 152816
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0359 76/2/7 MASON,MI CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 730 TIME - 1515 N2890Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JEWETT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MASON,MI CROSWELL,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: ABORTED COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: LEADS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- FWD SEAT ROLLERS CAME OFF TRACKS AND SEAT MOVED AFT. FWD SEAT TRACK PINS NOT FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2890Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Jewett
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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.