Wikoff PHOTON N5578
1 July 1973 · Ionia, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 July 1973 at about 08:30 local time, a Wikoff PHOTON registered N5578 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Ionia, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ionia, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ionia County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Wikoff PHOTON
- Registration
- N5578
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4141
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
AC POWERED BY VW REVMASTER 2100D ENG.INITIAL FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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