- Date
- September 6, 1976
- Place
- Vicksburg, MI · VICKSBURG, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2RCOsprey I
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760906029199A
- Case key
- 155797
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2904 76/9/6 VICKSBURG,MI OSPREY I CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 831 TIME - 1830 N2RC PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INDIAN LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VICKSBURG,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- R WING TIP STRUCK WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2RC
- Reported as
- Osprey I
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Indian Lake
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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.