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Cessna 182C N8723T

25 June 1977 · Grattan, Michigan, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 25 June 1977 at about 12:15 local time, a Cessna 182C registered N8723T, operated by Sport Parachut, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Grattan, Michigan, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Grattan, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Grattan Raceway
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 182C
Registration
N8723T
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Sport Parachut
Operating rule
Flying Club
Purpose of flight
Parachute Jump
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2919

People

5 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
5 5 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

FUEL GAUGES INOP.FLAPS FULL DOWN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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