# NTSB CEN17WA133: Cessna 172P, N230TX, Manitouwadge, Canada, March 15, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 15, 2017
- Place: Manitouwadge, Canada
- Coordinates: 49.133335, -85.833335 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=49.1333&lon=-85.8333&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration, TSB, Canada
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94880
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA133
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94880/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA133

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172P, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=2072436), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 15, 2017, at an unknown time, a Cessna 172P airplane, N230TX, owned and operated by the University of Michigan Flyers Inc. was substantially damaged when it collided with wooded terrain near Manitouwadge, Ontario, Canada. No pilot or occupant was found in the wreckage. The flight originated from the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport, near Ann Arbor, Michigan, about 1912 eastern daylight time and was destined for the Harbor Springs Airport, near Harbor Springs, Michigan. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Canadian Transportation Safety Board. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Canadian government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage, Place du Centre, 4th Floor Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1K8 Web: http://www.tsb.gc.ca Occurrence Number: A17O0045

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N230TX](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N230TX-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 17276171, built 1984 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P (P)
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17276171
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 SERIES reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: University Of Michigan Flyers Inc
- Registered owner: University Of Michigan Flyers Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal

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.

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