- Date
- November 14, 1975
- Place
- St James, MI · ST JAMES, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8288ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151663
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3772 75/11/14 ST JAMES,MI CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 228 TIME - 1005 N8288A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 196 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEAVER ISLAND,MI CHARLEVOIX,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- R AIL BROKE LOOSE FRM OUTBOARD TWO HINGES.ACFT PREV TIED DOWN DRG 75MPH WND WITHOUT GUST LOCKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8288A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage