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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Wixom, MI · July 26, 1989

Date
July 26, 1989 · 22:40 local
Place
Wixom, MI
Airport
Spencer Field Airport
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12662
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI89LA149
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
275 total200 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit on go around. On landing struck a tree short of runway. Engine checked normal. Carb icing conditions.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON GO AROUND. ON LANDING STRUCK A TREE SHORT OF RUNWAY. ENGINE CHECKED NORMAL. CARB ICING CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.