# NTSB CHI71DEM88: Cessna 177, N3276T, Boyne Falls, MI, June 19, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1971
- Place: Boyne Falls, MI · BOYNE FALLS, MI
- Location: 45.1681° N, 84.9135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boyne Falls, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1681&lon=-84.9135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161849
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DEM88
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DEM88

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2275  71/6/19    BOYNE FALLS,MICH    CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 134
        TIME - 1350                    N3276T              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOYNE MOUNTAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOYNE FALLS,MICH            LANSING,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- SETTLED INTO PLOWED FLD ADJ TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3276T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3276T-1998-01-27), registration cancelled 1998-01-27, S/N 17700576 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boyne Mountain

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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