# Accident 19940226004529A: Cessna 172RG, Frankfort, MI, February 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1994, 21:00 local time
- Place: Frankfort, MI
- Airport: City-County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6293° N, 86.2301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6293&lon=-86.2301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4871V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4871V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 153 total, 25 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940226004529A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED SNOWDRIFT ON RUNWAY. NIGHT LANDING. VEERED INTO SNOWBANK ON EDGE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI94LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA099), Feb 27, 1994: Cessna 172RG (N4871V), Frankfort, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY WAS A FACTOR.

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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