# Accident 19970520046099A: Cessna 172H, Flushing, MI, May 20, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1997, 17:10 local time
- Place: Flushing, MI
- Airport: Daltons Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0592° N, 83.8403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0592&lon=-83.8403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8811Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8811Z-1999-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970520046099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. SNYDER DEPARTED FNT WITH A DESTINATION OF 3DA. PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT 3DA, AFTER CIRCLING FOR TRAFFIC, AND STRUCK A TREE.

## 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 CHI97LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA138), May 20, 1997: Cessna 172 (N8811Z), Flushing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the pilot not maintaining sufficient altitude to clear obstructions. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot was inattentive to the airplane's altitude.

## Other reports on N8811Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19820123001159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820123001159I), Jan 23, 1982: Cessna 172H (N8811Z), Swanton, OH, Minor damage. While taxiing to ramp, wind gust tipped aircraft onto nose and wing tip.

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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