# NTSB CHI70F0224: Cessna 172, N8966B, Dundee, MI, August 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 30, 1969
- Place: Dundee, MI · DUNDEE, MI
- Location: 41.9666° N, 83.6695° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dundee, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9666&lon=-83.6695&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 30, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155233
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0224
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0224

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3812  69/8/30    DUNDEE,MICH         CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 182
        TIME - 1800                    N8966B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRADOLPH ARPT               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT SELECTED PLOWED FIELD FOR EMERG LDG PRACTICE.DID NOT CLEAR ENG DURG EXTENDED GLIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8966B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8966B), registered now, S/N 36666, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (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

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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