# Accident 19851222077609A: Cessna 177B, Brooklyn, MI, December 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1985, 10:37 local time
- Place: Brooklyn, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0998° N, 84.2407° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0998&lon=-84.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34046, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34046-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177B (registry code 2073708, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F6
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 5
- Pilot flight hours: 596 total, 526 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86MA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86MA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851222077609A

## Narrative

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

PART OF THE RIGHT WING SEPARATED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A FROZEN LAKE. AIRCRAFT AT GROSS WEIGHT. ICING FORECAST.

## 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 CHI86MA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86MA052), Dec 22, 1985: Cessna 177B (N34046), Brooklyn, MI, destroyed, 6 fatal

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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