# Accident 19761001033079A: Cessna 172I, Watersmeet, MI, October 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1976
- Place: Watersmeet, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 46.2953° N, 89.2061° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watersmeet, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2953&lon=-89.2061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35672, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35672) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 57 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761001033079A

## Narrative

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

NR 1 CYLINDER DAMAGED BY DETONATION.SPARKPLUG GAP PINGED SHUT.

## 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 CHI77FEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM03), Oct 1, 1976: Cessna 172 (N35672), Watersmeet, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N35672 (1)

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

- [Accident 19811211079589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811211079589A), Dec 11, 1981: Cessna 172I (N35672), Kansas City, MO, Substantial damage. Engine quit on leaning mixture for cruise. Struck vehicle landing on highway. Binding mixture control cable broke.

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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