CHI78FA063

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 337 · Escanaba, MI · August 23, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 23, 1978
Place
Escanaba, MI · ESCANABA, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N75BBCessna 337
Status
Completed · report October 4, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780823029329A
Case key
139625

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2557  78/8/23    ESCANABA,MI         CESSNA 337          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 7153
        TIME - 1605                    N75BB               PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 808 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DELTA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ESCANABA,MI                 TRAVERSE CITY,MI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD                            TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: FAILURE TO NOTIFY OF UNSAFE COND/AND OR FAILURE TO MARK OBSTRUCTION
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACCUMULATION OF HEAVY RAIN OBSCURED RAISED DRAIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N75BB
Reported as
Cessna 337
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Delta County

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