- Date
- March 4, 1978
- Place
- Almont, MI · ALMONT, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3063UCessna 172E
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780304004319A
- Case key
- 143198
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0309 78/3/4 ALMONT,MI CESSNA 172E CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 586 TIME - 1600 N3063U PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALMONT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DETROIT,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3063U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Almont
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3063U · 1
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