# Accident 19880710025889A: Cessna 172M, Holland, MI, July 10, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1988, 13:12 local time
- Place: Holland, MI
- Airport: Park Township Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7694° N, 86.1001° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7694&lon=-86.1001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80943, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80943-1991-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 233 total, 75 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880710025889A

## Narrative

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

NEAR GROSS WEIGHT AND TROUBLE WITH GUSTS.TRIED TO GO AROUND WITH FLAPS EXTENDED,HIT TREES MUSHED,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 CHI88FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA162), Jul 10, 1988: Cessna 172M (N80943), Holland, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT HANDLING DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING AND LANDING FLARE PHASE OF FLIGHT. THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE AND AVOID A SITUATION FROM WHICH IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE-DUE TO THE…

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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