ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 34791
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Date: | Tuesday 27 March 1984 |
Time: | 15:35 |
Type: | Cessna 175 Skylark |
Owner/operator: | private |
Registration: | N6733E |
MSN: | 56233 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2314 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Portage, MI -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Coldwater, MI (D96) |
Destination airport: | Traverse City, MI (TVC) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING A RETURN FLT TO TRAVERSE CITY, MI, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING AT 'TREE TOP' & 'ROOF HEIGHT'. IN THE VICINITY OF THE CRASH SITE, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED MANEUVERING. IT ENTERED A DIVE A TREE TOP LEVEL, THEN MADE A SWEEPING 270 DEG TURN TO ABOUT 500 FT AGL. AS IT WAS MANEUVERING, THE ACFT ENTERED A STEEP LEFT BANK, THEN THE RIGHT WING DROPPED & THE ACFT ENTERED A SPIN & CRASHED. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE ACFT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE LOADED TO A WT OF 2420 LBS. THE MAX AUTHORIZED GROSS WT WAS 2350 LBS. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X38975 Revision history:
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