- Date
- July 2, 1977
- Place
- Beaverton, MI · BEAVERTON, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N78157Cessna 172K
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770702018509A
- Case key
- 147195
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2108 77/7/2 BEAVERTON,MI CESSNA 172K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 450 TIME - 1303 N78157 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 337 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBINSON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEAVERTON,MI OWOSSO MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE* FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT RPRTD SMOKE COMING FRM COWLING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78157
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Robinson
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N78157 · 1
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