# Accident 19810501021019A: Cessna 170A, Charlotte, MI, May 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1981, 22:00 local time
- Place: Charlotte, MI
- Airport: Fitch Beach
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N9194A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9194A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 528 total, 3 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810501021019A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON SOD ADJACENT TO PAVED RUNWAY. WHEELS HIT SOFT SPOT, AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 CHI81FEM15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM15), May 1, 1981: Cessna 170 (N9194A), Charlotte, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9194A (2)

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

- [Incident 19840922052889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840922052889I), Sep 22, 1984: Cessna 170A (N9194A), Newport News, VA, Minor damage. Nose gear tire blew after landing. Pilot applied brakes adbruptly. Aircraft nosed down and the prop hit the runway.
- [Incident 19820730047789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820730047789I), Jul 30, 1982: Cessna 170A (N9194A), Lawrence, KS. Engine lost oil pressure and power. Was able to land at airport. Found broken connecting rod made hole in case.

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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