# Accident 20000415042889A: Cessna 172S, Muskegon, MI, April 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2000, 14:20 local time
- Place: Muskegon, MI
- Airport: Muskegon County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2192° N, 86.2499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2192&lon=-86.2499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N560SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N560SP-2000-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000415042889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS NUMBER 3 IN A GROUP OF 4 THAT WERE DEPARTING TO RETURN TO NEW LENNOX, IL AIRPORT AFTER ARRIVING FROM THERE EARLIER FOR LUNCH. PILOT DEPARTED SPECIAL VFR AND REPORTED THAT HE BECAME LOST IN FOG OVER LAKE MICHIGAN AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED LAKE AND SANK. PILOT STATED THAT HIS LOGBOOKS WRE IN THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED 5/29/00, FSDO PERSONNEL WENT ON SCENE 5/31 AND 6/1 BUT PILOT LOGBOOKS WERE NOT FOUND, TOTAL FLIGHT TIME IS AS REPORTED ON ISIS AIRMAN REPORT FROM MEDICAL 9/14/99 AND 6 MONTH TOTAL OF 20 HRS.

## 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 CHI00LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA113), Apr 15, 2000: Cessna 172S (N560SP), Near Muskegon, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain altitude after inadvertently flying to instrument meteorological conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the low ceilings and visibility, the pilot became…

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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