# Incident 19860316028019I: Cessna 172P, West Bloomfield, MI, March 16, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1986, 17:00 local time
- Place: West Bloomfield, MI
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5689° N, 83.3836° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Bloomfield Township, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5689&lon=-83.3836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53111, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53111-2003-07-16) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 154 total, 154 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860316028019I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE LOW PASSES OVER A SUBDIVISION NEAR A LAKE. N NUMBER OBSERVED BY WITNESS ON THE GROUND.

## Other reports on N53111 (1)

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

- [Incident 19960512018949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960512018949I), May 12, 1996: Cessna 172P (N53111), Chicago/Wheelin, IL. Narrative: during cruise operation of aircraft pilot noticed smoke under instrument panel. Elected to make emergency landing. Investigation revealed cigar…

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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