# NTSB CHI72FEC23: Cessna 172E, N5611T, Lake Orion, MI, January 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1972
- Place: Lake Orion, MI · LAKE ORION, MI
- Location: 42.7842° N, 83.2455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Orion, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7842&lon=-83.2455&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEC23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEC23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1178   72/1/5    LAKE ORION,MICH     CESSNA 172E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 305
        TIME - 1130                    N5611T              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND ORION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE ORION,MICH             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SOFT FLD TKOF,4-5IN SNOW ON RWY.CRASHED INTO PARKED LUSCOMBE 8D,REG UNK,DEMOLISHED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5611T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5611T), registered now, S/N 17251511, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (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: Oakland Orion

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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