- Date
- February 4, 1980
- Place
- Dowagiac, MI · DOWAGIAC, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4746BCessna 152
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800204001669A
- Case key
- 131837
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0362 80/2/4 DOWAGIAC,MI CESSNA 152 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 48 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N4746B PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOWAGIAC MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SAGINAW,MI SAGINAW,MI BENTON HARBOR,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- PLT STATED AFT 1HR FLT TIME INSUF FUEL REMAINED TO REACH DEST.LNDD W TANKS 2/3 FULL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4746B
- Reported as
- Cessna 152
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dowagiac Muni
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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.