# NTSB CHI70FBJ31: Cessna 175B, N8090T, Birch Run, MI, June 5, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1970
- Place: Birch Run, MI · BIRCH RUN, MI
- Location: 43.2507° N, 83.7917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birch Run, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2507&lon=-83.7917&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126416
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70FBJ31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70FBJ31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0820   70/6/5    BIRCH RUN,MICH      CESSNA 175B         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 304
        TIME - 2045                    N8090T              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 197 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAIR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLINT,MICH                  BIRCH RUN,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PLT MADE PREVIOUS GO AROUND SUCCESSFULLY. LND HALFWAY DOWN 1600 FT STRIP ON NEXT APCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8090T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8090T-1971-06-08), registration cancelled 1971-06-08, S/N 17556790 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175B
- Registry model: [Cessna 175B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (registry code 2072506) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mair

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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