# NTSB CHI72FEC20: Cessna 172G, N4142L, Corunna, MI, December 22, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 22, 1971
- Place: Corunna, MI · CORUNNA, MI
- Location: 42.9834° N, 84.1159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Corunna, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9834&lon=-84.1159&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEC20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEC20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4141  71/12/22   CORUNNA,MICH        CESSNA 172G         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 193
        TIME - 1745                    N4142L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OWOSSO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OWOSSO,MICH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- DSCNDD FM 4000FT TO 2500FT,ENG QUIT,LNDD IN PLOWED FLD,NOSED OVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4142L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4142L), registered now, S/N 17254211, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Owosso

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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