# Accident 19730708017989A: Cessna 182A, Saline, MI, July 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1973
- Place: Saline, MI
- Airport: Saline
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 42.1464° N, 83.7919° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINE (68MI), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1464&lon=-83.7919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5161D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5161D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182A (registry code 2072704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 104 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74 EC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74%20EC01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730708017989A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT HIT RWY MARKER.PLT REACHED DWN TO PUT ON 2 NOTCHES OF FLAP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI74 EC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74%20EC01), Jul 8, 1973: Cessna 182 (N5161D), Saline, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5161D (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800302004369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800302004369A), Mar 2, 1980: Cessna 182A (N5161D), Spearfish, SD, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final due to fuel starvation. Remaining fuel unusable in nose down descent attitude.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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