# NTSB CHI71AC088: Cessna 180, N9356T, Whitmore Lk, MI, June 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1971
- Place: Whitmore Lk, MI · WHITMORE LK, MI
- Location: 42.4203° N, 83.7521° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitmore Lake, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4203&lon=-83.7521&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71AC088
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71AC088

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2882  71/6/12    WHITMORE LK,MICH    CESSNA 180          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 437
        TIME - 1238                    N9356T              PX-  2  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 257 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITMORE LK,MICH            LAKE LEELANOU,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT. CRASHED IN DUMP. CAUGHT FIRE FROM BURNING REFUSE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9356T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9356T-2018-04-06), registration cancelled 2018-04-06, S/N 50856, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180c) (registry code 2072608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N9356T (1)

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 FTW69D0300](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69D0300), Nov 9, 1968: Cessna 180C (N9356T), Leeville, LA, 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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