# NTSB CHI69F0488: Cessna 172, N8861U, Grand Rapids, MI, February 17, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1969
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI · GRAND RAPIDS, MI
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 16, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191325
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0488
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0488

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0068  69/2/17    GRAND RAPIDS,MICH   CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 128
        TIME - 1045                    N8861U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- STRUCK N5386R SUBS DAMAGE. MINOR DAMAGE TO N5988C. PLT HAND PROPPED ACFT,NO ONE AT CONTROLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8861U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8861U), registered now, S/N 17252775, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kent County

## Other investigations on N8861U (2)

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 CHI70DBJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DBJ14), Mar 25, 1970: Cessna 172 (N8861U), Manistee, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66F0448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0448), Dec 1, 1965: Cessna 172 (N8861U), Freeland, MI, substantial damage

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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