- Date
- May 2, 1964
- Place
- Watervliet, MI · WATERVLIET, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N76276Cessna 140
- Status
- Completed · report September 16, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184460
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1118 64/5/2 WATERVLIET MICH CESSNA 140 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 373 TIME - 1125 N76276 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 342 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATERVLIET TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76276
- Reported as
- Cessna 140
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Watervliet
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