# NTSB CHI70F0234: Cessna 172, N7097T, Marlette, MI, September 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1969
- Place: Marlette, MI · MARLETTE, MI
- Location: 43.3264° N, 83.0805° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marlette, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3264&lon=-83.0805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157295
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0234
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0234

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4008  69/9/16    MARLETTE,MICH       CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N7097T              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARLETTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARLETTE,MICH               MARLETTE,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  DOOR/PANEL OPEN
        REMARKS- COWL ACCESS DOOR CAME OPEN. PLT LANDED ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7097T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7097T-1991-04-29), registration cancelled 1991-04-29, S/N 46697 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marlette

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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