# NTSB CHI72FEM16: Cessna 172K, N78130, St Ignace, MI, August 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1971
- Place: St Ignace, MI · ST IGNACE, MI
- Location: 45.8872° N, 84.7317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Ignace, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8872&lon=-84.7317&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 21, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEM16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEM16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1170  71/8/15    ST IGNACE,MICH      CESSNA 172K         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 412
        TIME - 1930                    N78130              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 402 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACKINAC COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST IGNACE,MICH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           TERRAIN - SANDY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.HIT SHORE LINE DRG DOWNWIND LDG.LDG DIRECTION DUE POPULATED AREA.LOCAL SIGHT SEEING FLT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N78130](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78130), registered now, S/N 17257493, 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 O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mackinac County

## Other investigations on N78130 (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 CHI73DEM74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEM74), Jun 27, 1973: Cessna 172K (N78130), St.Ignace, MI, substantial damage

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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