# NTSB CHI80FEM24: Lightizer Lakes, N6RL, Grand Haven, MI, May 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1980
- Place: Grand Haven, MI · GRAND HAVEN, MI
- Location: 43.0550° N, 86.2193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Haven, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0550&lon=-86.2193&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130782
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEM24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1111   80/5/4    GRAND HAVEN,MI      LIGHTIZER LAKES     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 365
        TIME - 1400                    N6RL                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 186 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND HAVEN MEML
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND HAVEN,MI              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- THROTTLE CABLE AT CARB THROTTLE ARM FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6RL](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6RL-2018-03-02), registration cancelled 2018-03-02, S/N 7330-505B, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LIGHTIZER LAKES
- Registry model: [Lighthizer BABY GREAT LAKES](https://openairdocs.org/model/lighthizer-baby-great-lakes) (registry code 3910210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grand Haven Meml

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800504012819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800504012819A), May 4, 1980: Amtrof BABYLAKES, Grand Haven, MI, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Crash-landed in soft sand. Found broken throttle cable. Not equipped with spring-loaded throttle.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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