# NTSB CHI70D0222: Cessna 182, N4944D, Comins, MI, August 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1969
- Place: Comins, MI · COMINS, MI
- Location: 44.8058° N, 84.0514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Comins, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8058&lon=-84.0514&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161934
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0222
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0222

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3444  69/8/15    COMINS,MICH         CESSNA 182          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 158
        TIME - 1310                    N4944D              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FONRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOWELL,MICH                 COMINS,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: PITOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- PITOT TUBE PLUGGED WITH DIRT,BUGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4944D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4944D), registered now, S/N 51044, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (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: Fonro

## Other investigations on N4944D (3)

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 ANC91LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA105), Jul 22, 1991: Cessna 182 (N4944D), Girdwood, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN FLIGHT PLANNING, FUEL STARVATION AND FUEL SUPPLY NOT UNDERSTOOD BY THE PILOT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.
- [NTSB SEA90LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA092), Jun 2, 1990: Cessna 182A (N4944D), Tekoa, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE CARBURETOR HEAT WHILE DESCENDING FOR LANDING IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO CARBURETOR ICING.
- [NTSB SEA87LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA87LA183), Sep 7, 1987: Cessna 182A (N4944D), Star, ID, minor 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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