# Accident 19930608019789A: Cessna 172N, St James, MI, June 8, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1993, 12:00 local time
- Place: St James, MI
- Airport: Welke Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6502° N, 85.5502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6502&lon=-85.5502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73630, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73630-2004-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930608019789A

## Narrative

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

LANDED MID FIELD ON WET GRASS STRIP. UNABLE TO STOP. RAN OFF END RUNWAY INTO TREES.

## 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 CHI93LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA196), Jun 8, 1993: Cessna 172N (N73630), St. James, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT LANDED TOO LONG ON A WET RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N73630 (1)

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

- [Accident 20011006027889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011006027889A), Oct 6, 2001: Cessna 172N (N73630), St James, MI, No damage. (-23) During landing on runway 35, (3500' x 140' grass), aircraft went off right side of runway, hit dirt embankment, and spun around 180 deg and came to rest…

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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