- Date
- July 6, 1978
- Place
- Ann Arbor, MI · ANN ARBOR, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2763CCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780706042139A
- Case key
- 140384
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4044 78/7/6 ANN ARBOR,MI CESSNA 170B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 360 TIME - 1015 N2763C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 145 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANN ARBOR,MI ANN ARBOR,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITION REMARKS- PILOT WAS CURRENTLY UNDER PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT FOR PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2763C
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2763CRegistration cancelled Jul 20, 2009 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.