# Accident 19960610013179A: Cessna STC172, Lowell, MI, June 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1996, 19:55 local time
- Place: Lowell, MI
- Airport: Lowell City Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9295° N, 85.3396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9295&lon=-85.3396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1106F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1106F-1997-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA STC172
- Reported engine: LYC O360A3A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 62 total, 10 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960610013179A

## Narrative

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

LANDED MID FIELD ON SHORT SOD STRIP. BEGAN GO AROUND. STRUCK TREES AND A HOUSE. EXPLODED AFTER EVACUATING AIRCRAFT. (-23) PILOT LANDED LONG (1/2 WAY DOWN 1900' SOD STRIP) AND A LITTLE FAST. ATTEMPTED GO AROUND AND IN PROCESS HIT SEVERAL TREES AND EVENTUALLY HIT HOUSE. PILOT AND 3 PAX EVACUATED AND THEN FUEL FUMES EXPLODED.

## 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 CHI96LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA193), Jun 11, 1996: Cessna 172 (N1106F), Lowell, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: was inadequate initial training of the pilot and inadequate flight test procedures by the FAA Designated Pilot Examiner when he reportedly had the pilot demonstrate 12 pilot operations from the FAA's…

## Other reports on N1106F (1)

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

- [Accident 19940827023589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940827023589A), Aug 27, 1994: Cessna 172G (N1106F), Whitehall, MI, Substantial damage. Student mismanaged and exhausted fuel resulting in off airport landing.

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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