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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Saginaw, MI · April 28, 1981

Date
April 28, 1981 · 21:09 local
Place
Saginaw, MI
Airport
Tri-City
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5224R
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FA053
Reported as
Cessna 172M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
475 total475 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft crashed during ILS approach. Pilot's intentions were to cancel IFR and proceed VFR to another airport.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING ILS APPROACH. PILOT'S INTENTIONS WERE TO CANCEL IFR AND PROCEED VFR TO ANOTHER AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.