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Robert Thibodeau JR ACE N3642

17 July 1985 · Troy, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 17 July 1985 at about 14:15 local time, a Robert Thibodeau JR ACE registered N3642 was involved in an accident near Troy, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Troy, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Oakland-Troy (7D2)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Robert Thibodeau JR ACE
Registration
N3642
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Troy → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI85LA295

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

ON JULY 17,1985 AT 1015 EDT, A ROBERT THIBODEAU JR ACE N3642, REGISTERED TO AND FLOWN BY ROBERT THIBODEAU, LOST CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN ON TAKEOFF AT TROY OAKLAND AIRPORT, TROY,MICHIGAN, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT TROY, MICHIGAN ON JULY 17,1985 AT 1013 EDT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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