- Date
- September 3, 1978
- Place
- Clawson, MI · CLAWSON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N757RPCessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780903028619A
- Case key
- 139939
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3789 78/9/3 CLAWSON,MI CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 161 TIME - 0958 N757RP PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 47 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TROY EXECUTIVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLAWSON,MI FT WAYNE,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: EMERGENCY DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PILOT WAS AWARE OF EXCESSIVE WATER IN FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757RP
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Troy Executive
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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.