Cessna 172 N8656B
18 October 1968 · Brighton, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 October 1968 at about 17:55 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8656B, operated by Down River Fly, was involved in an accident during in flight near Brighton, Michigan, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brighton, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hyne Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N8656B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Down River Fly
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-4727
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT OBSERVED TO MAKE ABRUPT PULLUP FROM FLT AT TREE TOP LEVEL.APPROX 75 LBS OVER GROSS WEIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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