- Date
- August 3, 1980
- Place
- Ubly, MI · UBLY, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2418ECessna 172N
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800803034489A
- Case key
- 129678
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2103 80/8/3 UBLY,MI CESSNA 172N CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 426 TIME - 2230 N2418E PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - UBLY HEIGHTS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SANDUSKY,MI FLINT,MI UBLY,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- DRG NGT TKOF ON ARPT W NO RWY LGTS,PLT ALIGNED ACFT W EDGE OF ANGLING TWY INSTEAD OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2418E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ubly Heights
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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.