# Accident 19811116073959A: Cessna 172, Kinross, MI, November 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1981, 20:30 local time
- Place: Kinross, MI
- Airport: Chippewa Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2508° N, 84.4724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHIPPEWA COUNTY INTL (CIU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2508&lon=-84.4724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79225, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79225-1981-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 419 total, 358 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FEM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811116073959A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY ON PRATICE NIGHT ILS APPROACH. HAD SET ALTIMETER IN ERROR. NO SAFETY PILOT.

## 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 CHI82FEM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEM04), Nov 16, 1981: Cessna 172 (N79225), Kinross, MI, substantial damage

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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