# NTSB CHI71FEM86: Cessna 177, N3495T, Acme, MI, June 4, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1971
- Place: Acme, MI · ACME, MI
- Location: 44.7719° N, 85.5015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Acme, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7719&lon=-85.5015&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161996
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FEM86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FEM86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2021   71/6/4    ACME,MICH           CESSNA 177          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 21, 92 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N3495T              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ACME,MICH                   FREELAND,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT STATED ENG RAN ROUGH,LOST RPM.HIT FENCEPOST IN GRASSY FLD.NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3495T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3495T-2012-09-12), registration cancelled 2012-09-12, S/N 17700795, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Registry model: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704) (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

## Other investigations on N3495T (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 ERA09CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA012), Oct 10, 2008: Cessna 177 (N3495T), Bluffton, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate planning and preflight inspection.

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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