Cessna UC-78B N63878
8 January 1970 · South Haven, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 January 1970 at about 10:30 local time, a Cessna UC-78B registered N63878 was involved in an accident during in flight near South Haven, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- South Haven, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- South Haven
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna UC-78B
- Registration
- N63878
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Grand Haven, Mich → Indianapolis, Ind
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0264
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
BOTH ENGS LOST POWER. CARB HEAT CTLS INOP, FROZEN. LND ON HIWAY, STRUCK SIGN. GUSTING TO 45K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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