- Date
- June 25, 1977
- Place
- Grattan, MI · GRATTAN, MI
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8723TCessna 182C
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770625033929A
- Case key
- 146773
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2919 77/6/25 GRATTAN,MI CESSNA 182C CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 44, 260 TIME - 1215 N8723T PX- 4 0 0 PARAJUMP-SPORT TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRATTAN RACEWAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRATTAN,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - POWERPLANT-INSTRUMENTS: FUEL QUANTITY GAUGE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FUEL GAUGES INOP.FLAPS FULL DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8723T
- Reported as
- Cessna 182C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Grattan Raceway
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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