- Date
- November 6, 1976
- Place
- Michigan City, IN · MICHIGAN CITY, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6977Monarch Marske
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761106035919A
- Case key
- 156414
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3464 76/11/6 MICHIGAN CITY,IN MONARCH MARSKE CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 45, 27 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N6977 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MICHIGAN CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MICHIGAN CITY,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- NO FORMAL DUAL CK OUT IN MAKE, MODEL GLIDER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6977
- Reported as
- Monarch Marske
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Michigan City
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.