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Cessna 177B N34046

22 December 1985 · Brooklyn, Michigan, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 22 December 1985 at about 15:37 local time, a Cessna 177B registered N34046 was involved in an accident near Brooklyn, Michigan, United States. 6 people were on board and 6 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:37
Classification
Accident
Location
Brooklyn, Michigan, United States
Coordinates
42.0998, -84.2407
Aircraft
Cessna 177B
Registration
N34046
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Jackson → Urbana
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI86MA052

People

6 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
6 6 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

THE PILOT TOOK OFF WITH FIVE PASSENGERS APPROXIMATELY 170 POUNDS OVER MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT INTO KNOWN MODERATE ICING CONDITIONS. HIS AIRCRAFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED TO FLY IN THESE CONDITIONS. RADIO AND RADAR CONTACT WERE LOST AT APPROXIMATELY 3500 FEET MSL, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SIGHTED COMING OUT OF AN OVERCAST DECK WITH A FAILED WING. IT IMPACTED AN ICE COVERED LAKE IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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