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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172F · Vulcan, MI · September 12, 1981

Date
September 12, 1981 · 14:00 local
Place
Vulcan, MI
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8697U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81FA101
Reported as
Cessna 172F
Reported engine
Continental O300D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
98 total98 in this make and model0 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.

Pilot stalled airplane and crashed while attempting goaround from downwind landing attempt.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STALLED AIRPLANE AND CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING GOAROUND FROM DOWNWIND LANDING ATTEMPT.

NTSB investigation

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