Cessna 172 N8861U
17 February 1969 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 February 1969 at about 10:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8861U, operated by Mohawk Flying, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kent County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N8861U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mohawk Flying
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0068
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
STRUCK N5386R SUBS DAMAGE. MINOR DAMAGE TO N5988C. PLT HAND PROPPED ACFT, NO ONE AT CONTROLS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1969 | Cessna 172D | Couts, Canada | W.h.flyers Inc | No injuries | - |
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| 24 Jul 1969 | Cessna 172 | Sunfair, California, United States | Parflite, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1969 | Cessna 172H | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | Space City Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1969 | Cessna 172B | Melbourne, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1969 | Cessna 172 | Hernando, Mississippi, United States | Hi-Air Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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