# Accident 19960908026339A: Cessna 172, Wellston, MI, September 8, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1996, 14:32 local time
- Place: Wellston, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2097° N, 85.9509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2097&lon=-85.9509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7016T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7016T-2018-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 180 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960908026339A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TOUCH DOWN AND FLIPPED OVER. FAILED MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. (-23) THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND FLIPPED OVER. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO BOTH WING TIPS, FLAPS, PROP WAS BENT AND RUDDER.

## 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 CHI96LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA329), Sep 8, 1996: Cessna 172 (N7016T), Wellston, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft. Factors were the rough road, the tree, and the tire.

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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