# NTSB CHI71DBJ25: Cessna 172K, N111TK, Montague, MI, August 25, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1970
- Place: Montague, MI · MONTAGUE, MI
- Location: 43.4126° N, 86.3631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montague, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4126&lon=-86.3631&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107341
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DBJ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBJ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3564  70/8/25    MONTAGUE,MICH       CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 145
        TIME - 2015                    N111TK              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 123 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OTTIGER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                 MONTAGUE,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
        REMARKS- PLT DLAD DEP FR CHICAGO,ARRIVED DEST AFT DARK.ATMTD LDG ON RWY LITED BY 3 AUTOS.T/D ALONGSIDE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N111TK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111TK), registered now, S/N 17257828, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Ottiger

## Other investigations on N111TK (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 FTW04LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA063), Dec 23, 2003: Cessna 172K (N111TK), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The disintegration of the piston, which resulted in the catastrophic failure of the engine. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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