- Date
- June 25, 1978
- Place
- Ypsilati, MI · YPSILATI, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3050BCessna 195
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780625023029A
- Case key
- 140664
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2127 78/6/25 YPSILATI,MI CESSNA 195 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 2068 TIME - 0953 N3050B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 607 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW RUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION YPSILATI,MI FREEMONT,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- INADVERTENTLY APPLIED CONTROL LOCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3050B
- Reported as
- Cessna 195
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Willow Run
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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.
Other investigations on N3050B · 1
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