- Date
- March 1, 1978
- Place
- Atwood, MI · ATWOOD, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2102NCessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report April 7, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780301003879A
- Case key
- 158595
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0274 78/3/1 ATWOOD,MI CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 141 TIME - 1545 N2102N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BASCUM FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ATWOOD,MI ATWOOD,MI CHAREVOIX,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2102N
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bascum Field
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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 N2102N · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL98LA077Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHolt, FLLoss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor was the unsuitable terrain.NTSB MIA96LA178Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHolt, FLLoss of engine power for undetermined reason(s) during a go-around, which result in the aircraft being unable to climb above trees at the departure end of the runway.