# NTSB CHI67F0630: Cessna 180, N9279C, Manistique, MI, April 1, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1967
- Place: Manistique, MI · MANISTIQUE, MI
- Location: 45.9597° N, 86.2510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manistique, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9597&lon=-86.2510&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118020
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67F0630
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0630

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0981   67/4/1    MANISTIQUE,MICH     CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 365
        TIME - 1650                    N9279C              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GERLACH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL GRADE-IMPROPER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9279C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9279C-2021-04-05), registration cancelled 2021-04-05, S/N 31378 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gerlach

## Other investigations on N9279C (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 LAX97WA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97WA194), May 19, 1997: Cessna 180 (N9279C), Rancho Santa Yn, Mexico, destroyed

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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