# Accident 19780907026959A: Cessna 182H, Charlotte, MI, September 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1978
- Place: Charlotte, MI
- Airport: Charlotte Fitch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 42.5662° N, 84.8318° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5662&lon=-84.8318&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8659T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8659T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182C (registry code 2072708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780907026959A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI78FEM41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEM41), Sep 7, 1978: Cessna 182 (N8659T), Charlotte, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8659T (1)

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

- [Accident 19750803024789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750803024789A), Aug 3, 1975: Cessna 182C (N8659T), Charlotte, MI, Substantial damage. Jumper on step,ripcord snagged,chute released.r elev sepd. Lndd ok.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.