- Date
- August 10, 1977
- Place
- Cassopolis, MI · CASSOPOLIS, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1629HGrumman G-44A
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770810026739A
- Case key
- 146360
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2240 77/8/10 NR.CASSOPOLIS,MI GRUMMAN G-44A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1910 N1629H PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS 49, 11716 TOTAL HOURS, 16 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MICHIGAN CITY,IN BATTLE CREEK,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVER TORQUED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON ATTEMPTED T/O AFTER PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON LAKE.LEAKS IN HULL SEAMS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1629H
- Reported as
- Grumman G-44A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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