# Accident 19870909082379A: Cessna 182, Marine City, MI, September 9, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1987, 14:33 local time
- Place: Marine City, MI
- Airport: Marine City
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7101° N, 82.4908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7101&lon=-82.4908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251NW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3C5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,513 total, 1,565 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI87LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870909082379A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED A WING AFTER A CROSSWIND EARLY LIFTOFF. AIRCRAFT  CARTWHEELED, CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 CHI87LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87LA209), Sep 9, 1987: Cessna 182RG (N251NW), Marine City, MI, destroyed

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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