- Date
- February 10, 1977
- Place
- N Muskegon, MI · N MUSKEGON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N36356Taylorcraft DC-65
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770210002289A
- Case key
- 157127
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0362 77/2/10 N MUSKEGON,MI TAYLORCRAFT DC-65 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 766 TIME - 1130 N36356 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 540 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION N MUSKEGON,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - FOG WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS FOG IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36356
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft DC-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- North Muskegon
N36356Registered now · Taylorcraft DC-65Airframe modelTaylorcraft DC-65Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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