- Date
- August 10, 1980
- Place
- Bois Blanc Is, MI · BOIS BLANC IS, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N739PPCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800810034689A
- Case key
- 130040
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1778 80/8/10 BOIS BLANC IS,MI CESSNA 172 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1910 N739PP PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 32, 3900 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOIS BLANC DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOIS BLANC IS,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT'S BLOOD/ALCOHOL LVL-318MG%.CRASHED AFTER PERFORMING LOOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N739PP
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bois Blanc
N739PPRegistration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Cessna 172NAirframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.