# Accident 19880904036669A: Cessna 172P, Boyne City, MI, September 4, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1988, 11:57 local time
- Place: Boyne City, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2103° N, 85.0105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2103&lon=-85.0105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52601, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52601-1991-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 712 total, 86 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880904036669A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND DIVED INTO LAKE WHILE BANKING STEEPLY LOW ALTITUDE FOR PHOTOS OF BOAT RACE.

## 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 CHI88FA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FA231), Sep 4, 1988: Cessna 172P (N52601), Boyne City, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N52601 (2)

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

- [Accident 19860621026969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860621026969A), Jun 21, 1986: Cessna 172P (N52601), Salisbury, NC, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Made a 180 and overshot the landing on the departure runway. Engine ran after accident.
- [Incident 19830404015409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830404015409I), Apr 4, 1983: Cessna 172P (N52601), Raleigh, NC, Minor damage. Bounced and porpoised after a bad landing. Damaged propeller bent nose strut and tire was blown out.

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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