Lightizer LAKES N6RL
4 May 1980 · Grand Haven, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 May 1980 at about 14:00 local time, a Lightizer LAKES registered N6RL was involved in an accident during in flight near Grand Haven, 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Haven, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Haven Meml
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lightizer LAKES
- Registration
- N6RL
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1111
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
THROTTLE CABLE AT CARB THROTTLE ARM FAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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