# NTSB CHI70DBJ12: Cessna 182D, N9057X, Cadillac, MI, March 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1970
- Place: Cadillac, MI · CADILLAC, MI
- Location: 44.2466° N, 85.4323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cadillac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2466&lon=-85.4323&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136121
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70DBJ12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DBJ12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0902  70/3/13    CADILLAC,MICH       CESSNA 182D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 58, 700
        TIME - 1615                    N9057X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BUNCHES HALF ACRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LUDINGTON,MICH              CADILLAC,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      3500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     SNOW SHOWERS
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           26                                                      310
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- UNATTENDED AIRPORT,SNOW APRXLY 18 IN DEEP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9057X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182D
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bunches Half Acre

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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