# NTSB MIA76FLD39: Dehavilland DHC-2, N63315, Cedar Lake, MI, April 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 15, 1976
- Place: Cedar Lake, MI · CEDAR LAKE, MI
- Location: 43.4061° N, 84.9750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cedar Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4061&lon=-84.9750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 7 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201323
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FLD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FLD39-201323

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0994  76/4/15    CEDAR LAKE,MI       DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1626                    N63315              PX-  0  0  6  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 43, 9015 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            250 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CEDAR LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CEDAR LAKE,MI               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- WING HIT BUSHES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N63315 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cedar Lake

## 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 19760415011959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760415011959A), Apr 15, 1976: Dhav DHC2MK1, Cedar Lake, MI, Substantial damage. Wing hit bushes.

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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