# Accident 19830424015199A: Cessna 172P, Mt Pleasant, MI, April 24, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1983, 12:45 local time
- Place: Mt Pleasant, MI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6216° N, 84.7373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6216&lon=-84.7373&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6155K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6155K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 137 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830424015199A

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED APPROACH. STRUCK POWERLINES ON SHORT FINAL. CRASH LANDED ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI83LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA181), Apr 24, 1983: Cessna 172P (N6155K), Mt. Pleasant, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6155K (1)

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

- [Accident 20150525008789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150525008789A), May 25, 2015: Cessna 172P (N6155K), Bowie, MD, Substantial damage. After arriving at Freeway Airport, mitchellville, MD (woo), the pilot experienced difficulty landing the aircraft in gusty headwinds. His first landing attempt…

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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