Smith Sport AIRE N6171U
15 July 1979 · Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 July 1979 at about 13:07 local time, a Smith Sport AIRE registered N6171U was involved in an accident during in flight near Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elk Rapids, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Smith Sport AIRE
- Registration
- N6171U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Hessel, Mi → Acme, Mi
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1462
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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.
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