- Date
- December 14, 1972
- Place
- Benton Hrbr, MI · BENTON HRBR, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9212UCessna 320D
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169257
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3961 72/12/14 BENTON HRBR,MICH CESSNA 320D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 839 TIME - 1226 N9212U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BENTON HARBOR,MICH APACHE JNCTN,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WITNESSES REPORTED ENG MISSING,ACFT TURNING BACK TOWARD ARPT.NR3 CYL RING DMGD,PLUGS OIL FOULED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9212U
- Reported as
- Cessna 320D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ross Field
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