# Accident 19910316005539A: Cessna 172K, Bridgeman, MI, March 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1991, 16:10 local time
- Place: Bridgeman, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9406° N, 86.5610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9406&lon=-86.5610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78195, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78195) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 98 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910316005539A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL MAKING 180 OVER LAKE,DESCENDED. AT LAST MINUTE STUDENT PASSENGER PULLED IT UP. WING TIP HIT THE WATER.

## 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 CHI91LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA109), Mar 16, 1991: Cessna 172K (N78195), Bridgman, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO CORRECT A DESCENT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S MANEUVERING AT AN IMPROPER ALTITUDE.

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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