# NTSB CHI76FEC41: Navion G, N2450T, Brighton, MI, May 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1976
- Place: Brighton, MI · BRIGHTON, MI
- Location: 42.5297° N, 83.7845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brighton, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5297&lon=-83.7845&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154170
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEC41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEC41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1066  76/5/22    BRIGHTON,MI         NAVION G            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1700
        TIME - 1455                    N2450T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND RAPIDS,MI             BRIGHTON,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- INSUFFICIENT RWY LEFT FOR GO-AROUND FLAPS LEFT DWN DUE LACK OF TIME TO RETRACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2450T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2450T), registered now, S/N NAV-4-2450, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION G
- Registry model: [Ryan NAVION G](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-navion-g) (registry code 6150178) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Miller Strip

## 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 19760522013539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760522013539A), May 22, 1976: Navion NAVIONG, Brighton, MI, Substantial damage. Insufficient rwy left for go-around flaps left dwn due lack of time to retract.

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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