# Accident 20060122006239A: Cessna 172, Harrison, MI, January 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2006, 17:46 local time
- Place: Harrison, MI
- Airport: Clare County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0528° N, 84.8125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0528&lon=-84.8125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8540B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8540B-2006-10-04) (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 O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060122006239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE. THE RESULTANT STALL/SPIN ACCIDENT DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT WITH ONE FATALITY.

## 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 CHI06LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA070), Jan 22, 2006: Cessna 172 (N8540B), Harrison, MI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's impairment due to drugs.

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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