- Date
- June 2, 1992, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Almont, MI
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N13860Cessna 177B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920602017989A
- Case key
- 15291
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff while physically impaired by alcohol.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was overheard to offer a passerby a short airplane ride from the private strip. They were last seen walking toward the airplane. A witness heard an airplane engine rev up as if for takeoff. Approximately 20 min later he saw the wreckage in a tree line near the north end of the of the 2,500-FT sod strip. Examination of the wreckage disclosed no mechanical defects of the airplane or powerplant. The pilot's blood ethanol level was 194 mg/dl.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13860
- Reported as
- Cessna 177B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17702473
- Airframe hours
- 1,031
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1F6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lesuer Deloss
- Registered owner
- Lesuer Deloss
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 5, 1991 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 860 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 14 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FNT, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.