# NTSB CHI67D0146: Cessna 172, N5407T, Reed City, MI, July 31, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 31, 1966
- Place: Reed City, MI · REED CITY, MI
- Location: 43.8728° N, 85.5070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reed City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8728&lon=-85.5070&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 6, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0146-201158

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2108  66/7/31    REED CITY MICH      CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 1730                    N5407T              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLER FLD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          PILOT-POSITIONED MIXTURE CONTROL TO IDLE-CUT-OFF.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5407T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5407T-1976-06-08), registration cancelled 1976-06-08, S/N 17251307 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Miller Fld

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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