# NTSB CHI70DBJ14: Cessna 172, N8861U, Manistee, MI, March 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1970
- Place: Manistee, MI · MANISTEE, MI
- Location: 44.2449° N, 86.3277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manistee, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2449&lon=-86.3277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128431
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70DBJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DBJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1605  70/3/25    MANISTEE,MICH       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1420                    N8861U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MANISTEE BLACKER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND RAPIDS,MICH           MANISTEE,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- LNDD DIAG ON RWY PLOWED 75FT WIDE.1HR FLT TIME PRECDG 90DAYS.
```

## 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: Manistee Blacker

## 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 CHI69F0488](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0488), Feb 17, 1969: Cessna 172 (N8861U), Grand Rapids, 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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